Overview of the brain Flashcards

1
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Name the parts of the corpus callosum

A

rostrum, genu, body, splenium

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2
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where does the frontal lobe lie?

A

anterior cranial fossa

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3
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What lies in the middle cranial fossa?

A

temporal lobe and parietal lobe

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4
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where is the insular lobe

A

deep in the lateral fissure, overlapped

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5
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what is the limbic lobe

A

a functional lobe, cingulate gyrus and parahippocampal gyrus, emotions and intellect

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6
Q

where is brocca’s speech area

A

ONLY the L hemisphere of frontal lobe

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7
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primary motor area

A

precentral gyrus of frontal lobe

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8
Q

function of prefrontal cortex

A

personality and judgement

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9
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primary sensory area

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postcenrtal gyrus of parietal lobe

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10
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where is the hippocampus found

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deep in the parahippocampal gyrus

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11
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where is the amygdala found

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deep to the uncus, the medial tip of parahippocampal gyrus

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12
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where is the primary auditory area

A

superior temporal gyrus of temporal lobe

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13
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where is the primary visual cortex

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on either side of the calcarine fissure in the occipital lobe

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14
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what does the diencephalon contain

A

the hypothalamus, thalamus, epithalamus, subthalamus

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15
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what is the function of the thalamus

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integration and relay center for sensory, motor, and limbic systems

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16
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what is the function of the hypothalamus

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control of ANS and endocrine systems, connections with limbic

17
Q

what is the function of the subthalamus

A

motor function related to basal ganglia

18
Q

What structures are developed in a C shape

A

hemispheres, lateral ventricle, caudate nucleus, corpus callosum

19
Q

the globus pallidus and putamen are found

A

medial and lateral in the basal ganglia

20
Q

where do axons of the internal capsule in the diencephalon run

A

to and from the cortex

21
Q

what do each of the cerebellar peduncles relate to?

A

superior- midbrain
middle- pons
interior- medulla

22
Q

which CN are related to the midbrain

A

CN III, CN IV

23
Q

which CN are related to the pons

24
Q

which CN are related to the pontomedullary junction

A

CN VI, CNVII, CN VIII

25
which CN are related to the medulla
CN IX- CN XII
26
what is the medulla continuous with
the spinal cord
27
where is the coronal suture found
between the frontal and parietal bones
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where is the sagittal suture found
between the parietal bones
29
where is the bregman suture found
where the sagittal and coronal sutures meet
30
where is the lambdoid suture found
between the parietal and occipital bones
31
where is the lambda suture found
where the sagittal and lambdoid sutures meet
32
what is the boundary between anterior and middle cranial fossa
edge of lesser wing of sphenoid
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what is the boundary between middle and posterior cranial fossa
ridge in the petrous portion of the temporal bone
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what does the anterior cranial fossa contain
the frontal lobe, olfactory nerve
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what does the middle cranial fossa contain
temporal lobe, parietal lobe, CN II- VI exit, ICA enters
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what does the posterior cranial fossa contain
occipital lobe, brainstem, cerebellum, CN VII-XII exit, medulla (continuous with SC), vertebral a. and spinal CN XI enter foramen magnum