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Neuroanatomy Flashcards

1
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What are the key terminology you need to know, e.g., superior? (8)

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2
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What is the terminology for different planes?

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3
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What are the cranial fossae?

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anterior, middle, posterior

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4
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What lies in the anterior cranial fossa?

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Frontal lobe of cerebral hemisphere

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5
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What Lies in the middle cranial fossa?

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Temporal lobe of cerebral hemisphere

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What Lies in the posterior cranial fossa?

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Cerebellum

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What Lies directly above the body of the sphenoid bone?

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Hypothalamus

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8
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What Passes through the foramen magnum?

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Medulla

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9
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What makes up the ventricular system?

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lateral ventricles
Interventricular foramen
Third ventricle
Cerebral aqueduct
Fourth ventricle
Central canal

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10
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Label this diagram of a lateral view of the brain?.

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Label this diagram of a anterior view of the brain.

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12
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Which part of the ventricular system relates to the cerebral hemisphere?

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Lateral ventricle

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13
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Which part of the ventricular system relates to the diencephalon?

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third ventricle

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14
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Which part of the ventricular system relates to the midbrain?

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Aqueduct

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15
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Which part of the ventricular system relates to the pons and medulla?

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fourth ventricle

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16
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What is the diencephalon?

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thalamus and pituitary gland

17
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Label this diagram of the brain.

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18
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What are the surface features of the brain?

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19
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What are the lobes of the brain?

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frontal
parietal
temporal
occipital

20
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What are the cranial nerves?

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1 olfactory
2 optic
3 oculomotor
4 trochlear
5 trigeminal
6 abducens
7 facial
8 vestibulocochlear
9 glossopharyngeal
10 vagus
11 accessory
12 hypoglossal

21
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what are the parts of the cerebral cortex you need to know? (6)

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Broca’s area (left hemisphere usually only)
Primary motor cortex
Primary somatosensory cortex
Wernicke’s area (usually left only)
Visual cortex
Primary auditory cortex

22
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What is the arterial supply of the brain?

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Circle of willis

23
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What are the arteries in the circle of willis? (8)

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Anterior cerebral artery
Anterior communicating artery
Internal carotid arteries
Posterior communicating arteries
Basilar artery
Vertebral arteries
Posterior cerebral artery
Middle cerebral artery

24
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What are the cortical arterial supply? (red, blue and yellow)

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anterior cerebral artery

middle cerebral artery

Posterior cerebral artery

25
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What does the motor cortex control?

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26
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What does the somatosensory cortex control?

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27
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What is the blood supply for the cortical area: Primary motor cortex for face?

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Middle cerebral artery

28
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What is the blood supply for the cortical area: Primary motor cortex for arm?

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Middle cerebral artery

29
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What is the blood supply for the cortical area: Primary motor cortex for foot?

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Anterior cerebral artery

30
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What is the blood supply for the cortical area: Primary somatosensory cortex for arm?

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Middle cerebral artery

31
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What is the blood supply for the cortical area: Primary visual cortex?

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posterior cerebral artery

32
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What is the blood supply for the cortical area: Primary auditory cortex?

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middle cerebral artery

33
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What is the blood supply for the cortical area: broca’s area?

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middle cerebral artery

34
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What is the blood supply for the cortical area: Wernicke’s area?

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Middle cerebral artery

35
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Can you confidently say what/ where these are…

  1. Lateral ventricle [may be cut through twice in horizontal or coronal plane]
  2. Third ventricle [may look like a hole or a slit in coronal and horizontal plane, depending on angle of section]
  3. Fourth ventricle
  4. Aqueduct
  5. Corpus callosum [may be cut through twice in horizontal plane]
  6. Frontal lobe
  7. Occipital lobe
  8. Parietal lobe
  9. Temporal lobe
  10. Basal ganglia [may be more than one part]
  11. Thalamus
  12. Internal capsule [both anterior and posterior limbs seen in horizontal plane]
  13. Optic chiasm
  14. Midbrain
  15. Pons
  16. Medulla
  17. Cerebellum
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Y or N

36
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What cranial nerves have afferent and efferent components?

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5, 7, 9, 10

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