Sheep Brain Dissection Flashcards
protective sheets of tissue that surround the brain and spinal chord
mininges
toughest, outer layer on mininges
dura mater
middle layer, filled with cs fluid of mininge
arachnoid mater
delicate, inner layer of mininge
pia mater
direction towards the middle of the brain
medial
direction toward the edges of the brain
lateral
lobe for higher cognitive processing, executive function
frontal lobe
lobe for touch, speech
parietal lobe
lobe for speech, memory, hearing
temporal lobe
lobe for vision
occipital lobe
major subdivision of brain responsible for motor learning and balance
cerebellum
largest major subdivision of brain
cerebrum
major subdivision of brain connected to the spinal chord
brain stem
major subdivision of brain that separates the two hemispheres
longitudinal fissure
colliculus responsible for auditory processing
inferior colliculus