Romeo: Surface Anatomy Flashcards
2 parts of forebrain
telencephalon
Diencephalon
midbrain
Mesencephalon
2 parts of Metencephalon
Pons
Cerebellum
parts of hindbrain
metencephalon (pons and cerebellum)
myelencephalon (medulla)
thin gray matter that covers outside surface
where the neurons are
cortical sheet
deep brain structures in center
thalamus and hypothalamus
central core
all the wiring (myelinated axons)
white matter tracts
3 main parts of cerebrum
cortical sheet
central core
white matter tracts
_____ sulcus separates frontal and parietal from temporal lobe
lateral sulcus
sulcus that divides frontal from parietal lobe
central sulcus
primary motor cortex is located in this gyrus
Precentral Gyrus
this gyrus is responsible for mapping the sense of touch from the human body (primary sensory cortex)
Postcentral Gyrus
sulcus that separates parietal from occipital lobe
Parietooccipital sulcus
contains the vision processing center of brain
occipital lobe
2/3rds of cortex is hidden in what
sulci
not a random process and happens in third trimester
Gyrification
_____gyrus deals with object recognition and reading
Fusiform Gyrus
4 main gyri of frontal lobe
superior frontal
middle frontal
inferior frontal
precentral gyrus
3 gyri of parietal lobe
postcentral gyrus
supramarginal gyrus
angular gyrus
3 parts of inferior frontal gyrus
Pars opercularis (1)
Pars triangularis (2)
Pars orbitalis (3)
3 gyri of temporal lobe
superior temporal
middle temporal
inferior temporal
5 main lobes of left lateral surface
frontal
temporal
parietal
occipital
insula
big white matter tract that connects the two hemispheres= forms the roof of lateral ventricle
lateral ventricle sits on top of thalamus
corpus callosum
above corpus callosum that is part of limbic system that is part of processing emotions and behavior regulation
Cingulate
located at the most medial margin of inferior surface of frontal lobe (might be involved in personality); in between olfactory bulbs/nerves
Rectus gyrus
inside sylvian fissure and is triangle shaped
insula
where parts of frontal, parietal, and temporal lobes fold over the insula
Operculum
1st transverse temporal gyri=_________ (primary auditory cortex)
Heschl’s Gyri
Emotional processing
New memory formation
Memory retrieval
Default Mode Network
Limbic system
commonly involved in seizure networks
Limbic system
70% of seizures are ______ lobe seizures
temporal lobe
5 F’s of the limbic system:
Feeding, Fleeing, Fighting, Feeling and… Fornicating, the last one being, really, just a fancy word for Sex
components of limbic system
Amygdala
Hippocampus
Thalamus/Hypothalamus
Cingulate Gyrus
Basal Ganglia
primarily function to control voluntary movements, initiate motor actions, facilitate motor learning, and contribute to cognitive processes like decision-making, reward processing, and habit formation, with examples including: starting to walk, reaching for an object, learning a new skill like playing piano, evaluating potential risks in a decision, and forming automatic routines like brushing your teeth every morning
basal ganglia
______ DBS is primary target for epilepsy
Anterior nucleus of thalamus (ANT)
Hippocampus —> Fornix —-> Mammillary body—–> MMT —–> Anterior nucleus of thalamus——> Cingulate—–>Hippocampus
Papez’s Circuit
white matter band that runs on top of thalamus and ends in hippocampus (e)
Fornix
Long range cortical connections (connect lobes of brain)
Association Fibers
Short range cortico-cortico connections (same lobe)
U-fibers
Cortical-thalamic/BG connections (cortex to deep brain)
Projection Fibers
Connects hemispheres
Commissural Fibers