STRUCTURES OF THE BRAIN Flashcards
name the three lobes of the cerebellum
anterior
posterior
floculolondular
name the main 4 nuclei of the cerebellum
fastigial
globose
emboliform
dentate
what are the 3 functional subdivisions of the cerebellum?
neocerebellum
archicerebellum
palleocerebellum
name the structure that joins the two hemispheres of the cerebellum
vermis
what are the fissures of the cerebellum called?
folia
name the three layers of the gray matter of the cerebellum
molecular
purkinje
granular
what structures and nuclei are associated with the archicerebellum?
fastigial nucleus
floculolondular lobe
what structures and nuclei are associated with the palleocerebellum?
vermis
globose nucleus
emboliform nucleus
what structures and nuclei are associated with the neocerebellum?
dentate nucleus
majority of cerebellum
what is the function of the archicerebullum?
BALANCE
what is the function of the palleocerebullum?
POSTURE
what is the function of the neocerebullum?
CONTROL AND CO-ORDINATION OF MOVEMENT
where is the limbic lobe found?
forms a border around the corpus callosum
where is the hippocampus found?
C shaped ring just lateral to to floor of 4th ventricle
what are the 3 parts of the hippocampal formation?
cingulate gyrus
dentate gyrus
parahippocampal gyrus