Neuroanatomy Review Flashcards
what is the frontal lobe important for?
motor and planning
what is the parietal lobe important for?
sensory
what is the temporal lobe important for?
auditory
what is the occipital lobe important for?
visual
what is the diencephalon (thalamus, hypothalamus, epithalamus) important for?
sensory integration
autonomic coordination
homeostasis
what is cranial nerve I and where does it exit the brain?
olfactory
forebrain
what is the medulla important for?
respiration and circulation
what is the optic chiasm?
decussation of optic nerve/fibers
what is the optic tract?
visual pathway
what are the parts of the cerebellum?
tectum: midbrain
lateral hemispheres
vermis
fourth ventricle
where does the cerebellum receive information from?
sensory systems
spinal cord
brain
what does the cerebellum regulate?
movement
voluntary movements: posture, coordination, balance, eye movements
what is the cerebellum important for?
learning motor behaviors
what makes up the ventricular system?
lateral ventricles
third ventricle
cerebral aqueduct
fourth ventricle
choroid plexus
what produces cerebrospinal fluid?
choroid plexus
what does the cerebrospinal fluid do?
cushions the brain
removes waste
regulates and distributes neuroendocrine factors
where do subarachnoid cisterns occur?
areas where the arachnoid and pia are more widely separated
what are the four sections of the spinal cord?
cervical
thoracic
lumbar
sacral
what is the mesencephalon- midbrain (brainstem)- important for?
motor movement
auditory and visual reflexes
what is cranial nerve IX?
glossopharyngeal
what is cranial nerve XII?
hypoglossal
what does the medulla regulate specifically?
involuntary
ANS
respiration
circulation
heart rate
blood pressure
digestion
what is the dorsal horn of the spinal cord important for?
sensory
what is the midbrain/mesencephalon important for?
motor movement
motivation
auditory and visual reflexes
