Organisation of NS Flashcards
1
Q
What is the function of astrocytes?
A
Involved in the blood brain barrier
2
Q
What is the function of microglial cells?
A
Immune cells of the brain
3
Q
What is the function of oligodendrocytes?
A
Produce myelin in the CNS
4
Q
What makes up the brainstem?
A
Pons and medulla
5
Q
What are the 4 lobes of the brain?
A
Frontal, parietal, occipital and temporal
6
Q
What gyrus is the somatosensory cortex?
A
Post-central gyrus
7
Q
What cortex is the pre-central gyrus
A
Primary motor cortex
8
Q
What cortex is the occipital pole?
A
Primary visual cortex
9
Q
What is the function of the thalamus?
A
Relays sensory information
10
Q
What connects the 2 hemispheres?
A
Corpus callosum
11
Q
What 2 nerves leave the brain on the pyramid of the medulla?
A
VI, XII
