Neuroanatomy Flashcards
What lies in the anterior cranial fossa
Frontal lobe of the cerebral hemisphere
What lies in the middle cranial fossa
Temporal lobe of the cerebral hemisphere
What lies in the posterior cranial fossae
Cerebellum
What passes through the foremen magnum
Medulla
What lies directly above the body of the sphenoid bone
Hypothalamus
Which part of the ventricular system relates to the cerebral hemisphere
Lateral ventricle
Which part of the ventricular system supplies the cerebral hemisphere
Lateral ventricle
What part of the ventricular system supplies the diencephalon
Third ventricle
Which part of the ventricular system supplies the midbrain
Aqueduct
Which part of the ventricular system supplies the pons and medulla
Fourth ventricle
Frontal lobe function
Primary motor cortex
Parietal lobe function
Primary somatosensory cortex
Temporal lobe function
Primary auditory complex
Occipital lobe function
Primary visual cortex
Limbic lobe function
Contains region for memory and emotional aspects of behaviour
Which two areas in the visual cortex are usually only locations in the left hemisphere
Broca’s and Wernicke’s
Function of Broca’s
Speech production
Wernickes area
Language function - comprehension of speech
What is the circle of Willis
Arterial supply of brain
Which are the only two cortical areas in the brain that are not supplied by the middle cerebral area
Primary motor cortex for foot and primary visual cortex
What is the blood supply for the primary motor cortex for the foot
Anterior cerebral artery
What is the cortical blood supply for the primary visual cortex
Posterior cerebral artery
Nucleus
A collection of neuronal cell bodies in the CNS. Grey matter
Lamina
A layer of neurones in the CNS
White matter tract
A collection of axons in the CNS
Ganglion
A collection of neuronal cell bodies in the PNS
Nerve
A collection of axons in the PNS
