Nervous System Flashcards
Forebrain->(secondary brain vesicles)
telencephalon, dincephalon
Three primary brain vesicles
Prosencephalon-forebrain
Mesencephalon-midbrain
Rhombencephalon-hindbrain
Hindbrain->
metenchephlon, myelencephlon
Telencephalon includes
Cerebrum
Discenceplon includes
thalamus, hypothalamus, epithalmus, and retina
Metencephalon includes
brain stem(pons),cerebellum
Myelencephlon includes
brain stem (medulla oblongata)
Mesencephalon includes
Brain stem (midbrain)
What are the four adult brain regions
Cerebral hemispheres
Diencephalon
Brain stem
Cerebellum
What protes the brain
Bone(skull)
Membranes(meninges)
Watery cushion(CSF)
Blood brain barrior
Membrane(meninges) tree layers
Dura mater
Arachnoid mater
Pia mater