STRUCTURES OF THE BRAIN Flashcards

1
Q

name the three lobes of the cerebellum

A

anterior
posterior
floculolondular

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2
Q

name the main 4 nuclei of the cerebellum

A

fastigial
globose
emboliform
dentate

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3
Q

what are the 3 functional subdivisions of the cerebellum?

A

neocerebellum
archicerebellum
palleocerebellum

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4
Q

name the structure that joins the two hemispheres of the cerebellum

A

vermis

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5
Q

what are the fissures of the cerebellum called?

A

folia

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6
Q

name the three layers of the gray matter of the cerebellum

A

molecular
purkinje
granular

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7
Q

what structures and nuclei are associated with the archicerebellum?

A

fastigial nucleus

floculolondular lobe

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8
Q

what structures and nuclei are associated with the palleocerebellum?

A

vermis

globose nucleus
emboliform nucleus

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9
Q

what structures and nuclei are associated with the neocerebellum?

A

dentate nucleus

majority of cerebellum

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10
Q

what is the function of the archicerebullum?

A

BALANCE

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11
Q

what is the function of the palleocerebullum?

A

POSTURE

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12
Q

what is the function of the neocerebullum?

A

CONTROL AND CO-ORDINATION OF MOVEMENT

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13
Q

where is the limbic lobe found?

A

forms a border around the corpus callosum

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14
Q

where is the hippocampus found?

A

C shaped ring just lateral to to floor of 4th ventricle

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15
Q

what are the 3 parts of the hippocampal formation?

A

cingulate gyrus
dentate gyrus
parahippocampal gyrus

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16
Q

what are the three components of the limbic system?

A

limbic lobe
hippocampus
amydaloid body

17
Q

what are the names of the three circuits that join the hypothalamus and limbic systems?

A

fornix
striaterminalis
mamilothalamic duct