Section 1: Notes

Question 1

Cortex is comprised of ___

Answer 1

grey matter

Question 2

____ is a population of neuronal cell bodies within the CNS

Answer 2

Nucleus

Question 3

Wernickes area includes what?

Answer 3

the superior temporal gyrus and planum temporale

Question 4

telencephalon includes the

Answer 4

cortex, white matter, and basal ganglia

Question 5

mesencephalon is the

Answer 5

midbrain

Question 6

hind brain is the

Answer 6

metencephalon + myelnecepalon

so: cerebellum + pons + medulla

Question 7

metencephalon includes the

Answer 7

cerebellum and pons

Question 8

myelencephalon is the

Answer 8

medulla

Question 9

septum pellucidum covers the ____ ventricle

Answer 9

lateral

Question 10

middle cerebellar peduncle goes to the

Answer 10

pons

Question 11

inferior cerebellar peduncle goes to the

Answer 11

medulla

Question 12

there are ___ layers in the neocortex

Answer 12

6

Question 13

organization of the cerebral cortex includes:

Answer 13

laminar organization, vertical or columnar

Question 14

in the post central gyrus, the ___ and the ____ are within the LONGITUDINAL FISSURE

Answer 14

the arm and the leg

Question 15

in the post central gyrus, the ___ is represented NEAR the LATERAL FISSURE

Answer 15

the face

Question 16

V1 in the calcarine sulcus contains a portion of the ____ and ___ gyri

Answer 16

lingual and cuneate gyri

Question 17

Each side of the visual cortex is interconnected with the other side via the _____

Answer 17

splenium of the corpus callosum.

Question 18

superior parieteal lobule is associated with

Answer 18

guiding movement

Question 19

_____ gyrus is a part of wernickes area

Answer 19

supramarginal

Question 20

inferior parietal lobule damage symptoms in the RIGHT HEMISPHERE

Answer 20

pt gets lost in own home
may display neglect to one half of body
severely, may deny his left side of his body belongs to him

Question 21

how are the parietal lobe and the posterior parts of the frontal lobe ocnnected?

Answer 21

through the corpus callosum

Question 22

___ temporal gyrus is associated with audition

Answer 22

superior

Question 23

how are the frontal lobes connected?

Answer 23

the genu of the corpus callosum

Question 24

Visual information from the occipital lobe that is related to reading enters Wernicke’s area via the ____ gyrus.

Answer 24

angular

Question 25

branches of the vertebral arteries

Answer 25

posterior spinal anterior spinal, PICA

Question 26

___Arteries provide anastomoses between the two circulations

Answer 26

Posterior Communicating **but are too small to protect brain from sudden stroke in one or 2 circulations

Question 27

bracnhes coming off the basilar arteries

Answer 27

aica, pontine, superior cerebellar, PCA, posterior communicating

Question 28

branches coming off of the ICA

Answer 28

opthalmic, ACA, MCA, lenticulostriate, anterior communicating