Terms Flashcards
Rostral/anterior
The face
Dorsal
Back of body
Top of head
Ventral
The belly
Neuraxis
Line from rostral/anterior to caudal/posterior
Caudal/posterior
The tail/ feet
Lateral
Outward
Medial
Inward
Ipsilateral
-
Contralateral
-
Cross section
-
Frontal section
-
Horizontal section
-
Sagittal section
-
Midsagittal plane
-
Central nervous system (CNS)
Brain & spinal chord
Peripheral nervous system (PNS)
Nerves and peripheral ganglia
Meninges
3 layers of tissue that encase the CNS
- keeps fluid in the system
- maintains space to prevent concussion
Ventricles
Hollow space w/in brain
Filled w/ cerebrospinal fluid
Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)
Clean fluid fills the ventricles and subarachnoid space
- chemical stability
- clearing waste
Telencephalon
Cerebral cortex
Limbic system
Basal ganglia
Cerebral cortex
Part of Telencephalon
Cortical lobes
Corpus callosum
Neocortex
Primary sensory cortices
Limbic system
Part of Telencephalon
Amygdala
-emotion
Hippocampus
-memory
Limbic cortex
- olfaction
- reward
- “lower animal cortex”
Fornix
-bundle of fibers carrying info from hippo to hypo
Mammillary body
-episodic memory
Possible adds odor to memories
Basal ganglia
Part of Telencephalon
3 parts
- caudate nucleus
- globus pallidus
- putamen
Imp. for motor control
Diencephalon
Thalamus
Hypothalamus