Practical 2 Flashcards
Choroid Plexus
-produces CSF
-web of capillaries
-blood filtered 3x
Lateral Ventricles
-above thalamus
-2
-connected to 3rd ventricle by inter-ventricular foramina (Monro)
3rd Ventricle
-surrounded by diencephalon
-connected to 4th ventricle via cerebral aqueduct (sylvius)
4th Ventricle
-behind pons/medulla
-connects to central canal of SC
-drains into subarachnoid space via foramina of Luschka and midline foramen of Magendie
Falx Cerebri
-dense projections in inner layer of dura
-separates 2 hemispheres
Tentorium Cerebelli
-dense projections in inner layer of dura
-separate cerebellum from cerebrum
Homunculus Motor Cortex
-Precentral Gyrus
Medial: Genitals, toes, ankle, knee
Superomedial: trunk, hip, shoulder, elbow, wrist, hand
Superolateral: Hand (fingers pinky-thumb), face
Lateral: Face (top to bottom), jaw (talking), tongue (swallowing)
Homunculus Sensory Cortex
-Postcentral gyrus
Medial: Genitals, toes, ankle, knee
Superomedial: trunk, hip, shoulder, head, arm
Superolateral: Hand (fingers pinky-thumb), elbow, forearm, wrist
Lateral: Face (top to bottom), jaw, tongue, gums, pharynx
Vertebrobasilar A.
-posterior circulation of brain
Posterior Inferior Cerebellar A. (Think of location)
-bottom, posterior cerebellum
Anterior Inferior Cerebellar A.
-front and bottom cerebellum
Superior Cerebellar A.
-top of cerebellum
-under CN III
Posterior Cerebral A.
-posterior cerebrum
-occipital lobe
-Posterior, medial, inferior temporal lobe
-above CN III
Internal Carotid A.
-anterior circulation of brain
Ophthalmic A.
eyes
Posterior Communicating A.
-connects PCerebralA and ICA
-connects 1 side of ant to post
Anterior Cerebral A.
-medial cerebral hemisphere to parietal lobe
-from ICA
Anterior Communicating A.
-between ant. cerebral A.
Middle Cerebral A.
-lateral cerebral hemisphere
EXCECPT:
-superior and front parietal
-inferior temporal
Vertebral A. Stroke
-prone to shear forces from AA joint from abrupt cervical rotation
-gait issues, ataxia, HA
Basilar A. Stroke
-complete blockage causes death
-partial: tetraplegia, numbness, CN damage, locked in syndrome (only movements)
Anterior Cerebral A. Stroke
-hemiparesis loss to contra side
-personality changes
-lower limb issues
Middle Cerebral A. Stroke
-hemiparesis loss to contra side
-face and upper limb issues
L side: aphasia
R side: spacial relationships, nonverbal communication
Posteror Cerebral A. Stroke
-midbrain issues (thalamic syndrome), eye movement issues, cortical blindness (brain cant comprehend vision)
Pontine Arteries
-supplies pons
Torcula
-confluence of sinuses
-drains straight sinus and sup. saggital sinus
-drains to sigmoid
Cavernous SInus
-drains from blood supply of face and brain
-drains to sigmoid
Superior and inferior Petrosal Sinus
-drains from cavernous sinus
-drains to sigmoid
Frontal Lobe
Voluntary Movement, language, higher level function
Parietal Lobe
Sensory perception, sensory integration (5 senses)
Occipital Lobe
-visual perception
Temporal Lobe
-auditory processing, vestibular, memory formation
Post central gyrus
-Primary sensory cortex
-proprioception
-sensory input
Pre central gyrus
-primary motor cortex
-voluntary movement of contralateral side
Central Sulcus
-boundary btwn motor/sensory and parietal/frontal lobes
Lateral Sulcus
-separates temporal from frontal and parietal lobes
Cerebellum
-coordinate movements
Pons
-unconscious processes
-sleep, breathings
Medulla
-vital processing (breathing, BP, HR)
Mammillary Bodies
-recollective memory
Fusiform Gyrus
-high level vision
-face perception, object recognition, reading
Inferior Olive
-learning and timing of movements and comparing them to intended movements
Pyramids and Decussation
-motor fibers that pass from brain to medulla oblongata
-SC nerves cross
Uncus
-olfaction
-emotions
-forming new memories
Parahippocampal Gyrus
-spatial awareness
-memory encoding
Midbrain
-vision, hearing, motor control, arousal, temperature regulation
Middle Cerebellar Peduncle
-connects cerebellum to pons
-largest
- contains afferent fibers
4th Ventricle
-protect brain
-form central canal
Inferior Colliculus
-sound localization
-pitch discrimination
-integration of auditory information
Superior Colliculus
-visual (directing eye movements), auditory, and somatosensory spatial information integration
Substania Nigra
-production of dopamine
-body movements
-part of basal ganglia
-on midbrain
Cerebral Peduncles
-refining fine motor movements
conversion of proprioceptive information into balance and posture
Gracile Fasciculus
-main touch pathway
-fine touch, vibrations, conscious proprioception
-lower body to brain stem
Grey Matter
-unmyelinated neurons
-motor and sensory
-control movement
White Matter
-myelinated neurons
-tracts up and down SC
Cuneate Fasciculus
-only in cervical
-vibration and conscious perception and fine touch sensations from upper body