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T1 L3 Topography of the brain Flashcards

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What is neurulation?

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Formation of the embryonic neural plate & its transformation into the neural tube

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What is the notochord?

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Small flexible rod made from cells of the mesoderm

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What do neural crest cells differentiate into?

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Neurons & glia of sensory & autonomic nervous systems
Cells of adrenal gland
Epidermis
Skeletal / connective tissue of the head

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4
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What does the mantle layer become?

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Brain parenchyma

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What happens to the ependymal layer?

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Lines ventricles

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What is anencephaly?

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Failure of anterior neuropore to close
Fatal
Entire forebrain is exposed

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7
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How common is anencephaly?

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1 in 1000 pregnancies

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What is spina bifida?

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Failure of posterior neural tube to close
Causes open vertebral canal
Occulta - hidden, vertebral arch defect only
Cystic - meningocele - meninges projects out

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9
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How common is spina bifida?

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1-2 in 1000 pregnancies

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10
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What does the prosencephalon vesicle form?

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Forebrain

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11
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What does the mesencephalon vesicle form?

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Midbrain

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What does the rhombencephalon vesicle form?

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Hindbrain

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13
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What primary vesicle forms the forebrain?

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Prosencephalon

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14
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What primary vesicle forms the midbrain?

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Mesencephalon

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15
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What primary vesicle forms the hindbrain?

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Rhombencephalon

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16
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What does the telencephalon vesicle form?

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Cerebral hemispheres

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17
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What does the optic vesicles form?

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Eyes

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18
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What does the diencephalon vesicle form?

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Thalamus / hypothalamus

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19
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What does the metencephalon vesicle form?

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Pons / cerebellum

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20
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What does the myelencephalon vesicle form?

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Medulla

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21
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What secondary vesicle forms the cerebral hemispheres?

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Telencephalon

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22
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What secondary vesicles forms the eyes?

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Optic vesicles

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23
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What secondary vesicles forms the thalamus / hypothalamus

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Diencephalon

24
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What secondary vesicles forms the pons / cerebellum

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Metencephalon

25
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What secondary vesicles forms the medulla

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Myelencephalon

26
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What is grey matter?

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Mainly neuronal cell bodies

Includes cerebral cortex & brain nuclei

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What is white matter?

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Myelinated axons

28
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What does the central sulcus divide?

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The frontal and parietal lobes

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What does the lateral sulcus divide?

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The temporal and parietal lobes

30
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Describe the properties of the cerebral cortex

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Outer layer of cerebral hemispheres
Fairly thin at 2-5mm
Folded to form gyri & sulci

31
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What is the corpus callosum?

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White matter tract linking the cerebral hemispheres

32
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What are the 3 parts of the corpus callosum?

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Genu
Body
Splenium

33
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What is the limbic system involved in?

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Emotion

Memory

34
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What is the basal ganglia involved in?

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Control of posture

Voluntary movement

35
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What does the limbic system span?

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Telencephalon

Diencephalon

36
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What are the main components of the limbic system?

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Amygdala
Hippocampus
Cingulate cortex
Fornix
Hypothalamus
Mammillary bodies
37
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What is the fornix?

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Semi-circular white matter connecting the hippocampus with mammillary bodies

38
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What are basal ganglia?

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Series of interconnectivle nuclei at base of forebrain

39
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What does the corpus striatum divide into?

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Caudate nucleus

Lentiform nucleus which divides into putamen & globes pallid us

40
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What shape is the lentiform nucleus?

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Lens shaped

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What shape is the caudate nucleus?

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C-shaped

42
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Describe the thalamus

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Paired structure
Relays sensory information to cortex
Involved with voluntary movement, personality & consciousness

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Where is the hypothalamus located?

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Inferior to thalamus

Sits below optic chasm & mammillary bodies

44
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What does homeostasis do?

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Coordinates ANS & endocrine responses
Involved in thermoregulation, feeding, drinking, circadian rhythms
Receives inputs from limbic system

45
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What is the brainstem made up of?

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Midbrain
Pons
Medulla

46
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What is contained within the brainstem?

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Cranial nerve nuclei
Vital respiratory & cardiovascular centres
Vomiting centre
Nuclei involved with motor control & sleep
White matter tracts

47
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What is in the midbrain?

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Superior colliculus
Inferior colliculus
Substantial nigra
Red nucleus
Cerebral peduncies
48
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What does the superior colliculus do?

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Vision

49
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What does the inferior colliculus do?

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Auditory

50
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What does the red nucleus do?

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Motor coordination - relay between cortex & cerebellum

51
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What does the pons do?

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Relays information to the cerebellum

Contains reticular formation - nuclei concerned with sleep, motor control

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What does the medulla oblongata contain?

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Nuclei important in controlling respiration & the cardiovascular system

53
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Describe the cerebellum

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Posterior to brainstem
Outer grey matter
Underlying white matter
2 cerebellar hemispheres
3 lobes
Contains nuclei
54
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What is the functions of the cerebellum?

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Motor control
Control of posture
Coordination & planning limb movements
Control of eye movements

55
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What are the 3 lobes in the cerebellum?

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Anterior lobe
Flocculonodular lobe
Posterior lobe

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