Nueroanatomy Flashcards
Learn brain divisions and area meanings
Nervous system
CNS
PNS
Central nervous system
Brain and Spinal cord
Peripheral nervous system
Somatic nervous system
Autonomic nervous system
Somatic nervous system
environmental interaction and movement control
- Afferent = PNS to CNS
- efferent = CNS to PNS
Autonomic nervous system
regulation of internal states such as tiredness and digestion
efferent nerves split into parasympathetic (reserves energy) and sympathetic (uses energy)
Scalp
skin subcutaneous connective tissue Galea aponeurotica loose areolar tissue pericranium
Skull
22 bones (8 cranial, 24 facial)
Cranial fissures
parietal bone
frontal bone
temporal bone
occipital bone
Fontanelles
baby skull movements
Skull Foramina
sinus holes
Meninges
Dura mater
Arachnoid membrane
Sub-arachnoid space filled with CSF
pia mater
Cerebral Hemispheres
Right and left side switch over
Contralateral
Ipsilateral
opposite side
same side
Anatomical Directions
Back
posterior
caudal
front
anterior
rostral
back (dorsal) front (ventral) in cerebellum
top
dorsal
superior
bottom
inferior
ventral
Planes of section
sagittal (side on)
Coronal (back head)
Axial ( bird view)
Dividing the brain
Frontal lobe Parietal lobe Occipital lobe temporal lobe cerebellum
Sulcus
separates lobes
Gyri/sulci
increases cortical volume
Post central Gryus
Somatosensory functions (left side)
Precentral gryus
Motor functions (right side)
Frontal lobe
Decision and problem solving
inhibition
Occipital lobe
Primary visual cortex
visual association areas
parietal lobe
somato tactile processing
sensory integration
Somatosensory association
Temporal lobe
primary auditory cortex
Speech
Auditory association
Cerebellum
Coordination of voluntary motor movement
hemispheric asymmetry
left side language
right side speech and motor movements
damage is contralateral