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Neuroanatomy Flashcards

1
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Label the lateral view of the left hemisphere

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(see diagram)

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2
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What is a dorsal view of the brain?

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Looking from the top

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3
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What fissure is visible from the dorsal view of the brain?

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Longitudinal fissure

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4
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What is a ventral view of the brain?

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Looking from the bottom (feet up)

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5
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What is a medial view of the brain?

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Brain cut through corpus collosum - where cerebral hemispheres connect

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6
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What are the two parts of the nervous system? (2)

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  • Central nervous system

- Peripheral nervous system

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What are the two parts of the central nervous system?

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  • Brain (within skull)

- Spinal cord (within vertebral column)

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What are the two parts of the peripheral nervous system?

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  • Cranial nerves

- Spinal nerves

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9
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How many cranial nerves are there?

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12x pairs in periphery

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10
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How many spinal nerves are there?

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31x pairs in periphery

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What are the functional divisions of the brain? (4)

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  • Brainstem
  • Cerebellum
  • Diencephalon
  • Cerebrum
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12
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What are the parts of the brainstem? (6)

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  • Medulla oblongata
  • Pons
  • Midbrain
  • Reticular formation
  • Pineal body
  • Superior and inferior colliculi
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13
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What makes up the hindbrain?

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Lower part of the brainstem:
- Pons
- Medulla oblongata
And cerebellum

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14
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What are the developmentmntal reigions of the brain? (3)

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  • Forebrain
  • Midbrain
  • Hindbrain
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15
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What makes up the forebrain? (3)

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  • Cerebral hemispheres
  • Thalamus
  • Hypothalamus
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16
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Label the developmental regions of the brain

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See notes

17
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What is the forebrain also known as?

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Prosencephalon

18
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What is the midbrain also known as?

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Mesencephalon

19
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What is the hindbrain also known as?

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Rhombencephalon

20
Q

What area of the brain is supplied by the internal carotid artery?

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  • Anterior 2/3 of cerebral hemisphere

- Basal ganglia

21
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What supplies the circle of Willis? (2)

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  • Internal caroids (anteriorly)

- Basilar artery (posteriorly)

22
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What does the circle of Willis branch off to form? And where are their origin? (6)

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  • Anterior cerebral artery
  • Middle cerebral artery
    = FROM internal carotids
  • Posterior cerebral arteries
    = FROM basilar artery
23
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What area of the brain is supplied by the anterior cerebral artery? (2)

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  • Frontal cerebellum

- Medial cerebellum

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