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Task 1- Brain Anatomy Flashcards

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Anterior/ Rostral

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Towards the nose end

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Posterior/Caudal

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Towards the tail end

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Dorsal

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Towards the back or top of the head

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Ventral

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Towards the chest or bottom of the head

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Medial

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Towards the middle

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Lateral

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Away from the middle

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Inferior

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Lower or Below

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Superior

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Upper or above

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CNS

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-brain and spinal cord
-‘central’ because: - combines info from entire body
and coordinates activity across the whole organism
-most protected system, covered by 3 meninges and cerebrospinal fluid

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Peripheral nervous system (PNS)

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  • all nerves that lie outside of CNS
  • the role is to connect the CNS to organs limbs and skin
  • PNS allows the brain and spinal cord to receive and send info to other areas of the body
  • Two divisions: 1.Somatic Nervous system (SNS)
    2. Automatic nervous system (ANS)
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Somatic nervous system (SNS)

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(one of PNS division)

part that interacts with the external environment

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Automatic nervous system (ANS)
↳Sympathetic nerves
↳Parasympathtic nerves

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(one of PNS division)
-a part in charge of regulating the body’s internal environment
∙Sympathetic nerves: project from CNS in lumbar and thoracic regions of the spinal cord
∙Parasympathetic nerves: project from the brain and sacral region of the spinal cord

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Meninges

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  • Protective tissue/membranes of the brain
  • Consists of 3 different layers
    1. Dura mater
    2. Arachnoid membrane
    3. Pia mater
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Meninges: 1.Dura mater
↳Falx
↳Tentorium

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  • Most outer layer; Thick and tough, Flexible but not stretchable
  • Two special dural folds:
    1. Falx: Separates the right and left hemispheres of the brain
    2. Tentorium: Separates the cerebrum from the cerebellum
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Meninges: 2.Arachnoid membrane

↳Subdural Space

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-Middle layer; thin, web-like membrane that covers the entire brain; made of plastic tissue
↳Subdural space: Space between dura and arachnoid membranes

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Meninges: 3.Pia mater

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-Third layer; surrounds brain and spinal cord;
-has many blood vessels that reach deep into the brain
↳Subarachnoid space : Space between the arachnoid and pia mater; Filled with cerebrospinal fluid

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function of Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)

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function:
1. protection: acts as a cushion in the brain, limits neural damage
2. Buoyancy: brains weight is reduced, prevents excessive pressure
3. Chemical stability’: creates an environment that allows proper functioning of the brain
‣takes oxygen out of the brain and sends whatever the brain doesn’t need to the blood

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Ventricles; Ventricular System

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  • Set of 4 interconnected ventricles in the brain, where CSF is produced
  • within each ventricle is a region of choroid plexus,
  • responsible for the production, transport and removal of cerebrospinal fluid
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Lateral ventricles (left and right)

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  • Located within their respective hemispheres of the cerebrum
  • volume increases with age
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Third ventricle

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situated in between the right and left thalamus

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fourth ventricle

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it receives CSF from the third ventricle via the cerebral aqueduct
➝ from there the fluid drains into 2 places: central spinal canal and subarachnoid cisterns

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Telencephalon

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-frontal subdivision of forebrain
-largest part of the brain: composed of right and left hemispehres
-mediates brains most complex functions like: interpreting touch, vision and hearing,
speech, reasoning
emotions
learning and fine control of environment

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corpus callosum (largest cerebral commisure)

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the main band of axons that connects the two cerebral hemispheres
-transmits messages from one side to another

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Right hemisphere

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  • Creativity, spatial ability, artistic/musical skills

- plays large part in interperting visual info and spatial processing

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Left hemisphere
language and speech comprehension arithmetic and writing dominant in hand use and language
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(Cerebral) cortex
- tissue layer of hemispheres - layer mainly composed of UNmyelinated (lack of myelina) and small neurons➝ Gray matter - layer beneath is w/ myelinated neurons➝White - foldings increase brain surface are =more neurons fit inside= enable higher function
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Gyrus
Each fold
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Sulcus
each wrinkle between folds
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Neocortex | 2
-90% of cortex is called neocortex -Neurons are divided into 2 different type of cells: ↳Pyramidal cells ↳Stellate cells
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(Neocortex) Pyramidal cells (3)
- large multipolar neurons - pyramid-shaped bodies - large dendrite that extends from apex of pyramid towards cortex surface
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(Neocortex) | Stellate cells
small star shaped interneurons | ↳neurons with small axon or without it
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Columnar organization
neurons course vertically through neocortex | ↳vertically flow of info
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Hippocampus | 4
-medial temporal lobe structure -important for learning and memory, spatial awareness -three major layers -stabilization from short-term to long-term memory ➮In Alzeheimers diseasese, its first region to suffer damage (short-term memory loss and disorientaion)
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Fissure
large wrinkles in cortex
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Precentral gyri | 3
motor strip - largest gyri in frontal lobe - situated in front of postcentral gyrus
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Postcentral gyri
receives somatosensory info from body (receptive area for sense of touch -partieal lobe
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Superior temporal gyri | 3
- perceptions of emotions in facial stimuli - function of language, auditory processing - temporal lobe
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Cingulate gyrus | 4
-processing emotions and behavior regulations -autonomic motor function -curved fold covering corpus callosum -component of limbic system ➮ Damage to it: cognitive emotional behavioral disorders
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Longitudinal fissure
Largest fissure | -Cerebral Commisures ➮ Hemispheres connecting tracts
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Central fissure and Lateral fissure
divide each hemisphere in the 4 lobes
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Frontal Lobe | 6
- personality, behavior - emotions, judgment - planning, problem-solving - Speech: Speaking and writing (Broca's area) - Body movement (motor strip) - Intelligence concentration. self-awareness
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Partial Lobe
Interprets language, words | Analyzes sensation from body such as touch, pain, temperature (sensory strip)
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Occipital Lobe
interprets visual perceptions (color, light, movement) | visual input to guide our behavior
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Temporal Lobe | 3
- Superior temporal gyrus: hearing and Language (Wernicke's area) - Inferior temporal cortex: Identifying complex visual pattern - Medial temporal cortex: certain kind of memory
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Broca's Area (Left frontal lobe)
If damaged: difficulties moving tongue or facial muscles to produce sound of speech ➝ we can still read and understand spoken language 'Brocas Aphasia' - Difficulty in speaking and writing forming letters and words
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Wernicke's Area (Left temporal lobe)
if damaged: 'Wernicke's Aphasia' - speak in long sentence with no sense, create new words - able to make speech sounds but not to understand it
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Aphasia
disturbance of language affecting speech production, comprehension, reading or writing due to brain injury (stroke or trauma)
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Limbic system | 3
- centre of our emotions, learning and memory - associated with regulation of motivated behavior (4 F's: feeling, feeding, fighting, sex) - consists of hippocampus, amygdala, fornix, cingulate cortex, mammillary body, septum
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LS : Amygdala | 4
-emotional reactions (fear, anxiety, aggression) memory, decision making -located anterior temporal lobe ➮Responsible for emotional reactions of PTSD patients ➮Amygdala dysfunction is found in ppl with bipolar disorder ➮larger in male brain and sociopaths
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Fornix | 3
-Major tract of limbic system -connects mammillary bodies and hippocampus →Damge can cause difficulty in recalling long term info
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Cingulate Cortex | 2
-receives inputs from thalamus and neocortex -involved with emotion formation and processing, learning and memory ➮important dissorders such as depression and schizophrenia
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Mammillary body | 3
- located on the undersurface of the brain ( part of diencephalon) - acts as relay for impulses from amygdala and hippoc. - altertness and memory formation
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Septum
-in middline of brain, attached to corpus callosum | ➮Damage: developmental disorders (vision difficulty, low muscle tone, hormonal problems, seizures, intellectual probs
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Basal Ganglia | 2
-group of forebrain nuclei ( work with cerebellum to coordinate fine motors - fingertips movem.) -plays a role in voluntary motor responses (Damage: momement impaiments) ➮Parkinsons d. ➮Huntingtons d.
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Diencephalon | 2
coordinate muscle movements, maintain posture and balance | -consists of thalamus and hypothal.
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Thalamus
-sort of communication centre, gets info from different lobes and gives it to other brain areas
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Hypothalamus | 4
-control of autonomic system ‣eating, sleeping, sexual behav. ‣regulate body temp., blood pressure, emotions ‣secrete hormones that control sex. devel. promote bone and muscle growth and respond to stress
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Optic chiasm
optic nerves from each eye come together
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Mesencephalon
Midbrain | 2 division: Tectum Tegmentum
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Tectum | 3
Dorsal portion of midbrain Superior colliculi : Anterior Part (visual) Inferior c. : Posterior Part (auditory)
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Metencephalon
subdivision of hindbrain that includes cerebellum and pons
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Reticular formation
exerts some control over which sensory signals reach cerebellum and come to our conscious attention
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Pons | 4
- portion of metencephalon - part of brainstem connecting midbrain to medulla - breathing, communication between diffr parts of brain - hearing, taste, balance
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Cerebellum (4)
- important sensorimotor structure - receives info from sensory system, spinal cord, .. - regulates motor movement - located back of the brain dorsal to pons
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Myelencephalon = Medulla | 3
- posterior part of the hindbrain - plays a role in arousal - various nuclei of reticular formation are involved in sleeping, attention, movement, muscle maintenance, respiratory reflexes
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Brain stem | 4
- consists of midbrain (mesencephalon), pons (metencephalon) medulla ( myelencephalon) - provides the main motor and sensory distribution to face and neck via cranial nerves - regulates sleep cycle, CNS, maintain consciousness - regulate cardiac and respiratory function - most primitive area
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``` Brain functions (5) ```
- Processing info (determines if info irrelevant or important - sending signals ( neurons, signal passed on by substances = Neurotransmitters) - Modules and connections (different parts do diffo things) - Individuality - Plasticity (brain tissue can be stregthend depending on how much we exercise it)
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Which brain parts are essential for living? | 7
- Medulla (breathing, heart rate; damage=death) - Pons ( critical respiratory centers) - Amygdala (sex, emotions- anger fear, mental condtion -> depression) - Brainstem (digestion, heart rate) - Hippocampus ( long.term memories, could not live in present) - Thalamus (we would die or lose all our senses) - Cerebellum (controls voluntary movements, language, memory, emotion)
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How does damage to a particular area affect other parts?
-brain divided in 2 halves -left half controls movement and sensation in the right side and right half controls left side

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