Terms

Question 1

Rostral/anterior

Answer 1

The face

Question 2

Dorsal

Answer 2

Back of body

Top of head

Question 3

Ventral

Answer 3

The belly

Question 4

Neuraxis

Answer 4

Line from rostral/anterior to caudal/posterior

Question 5

Caudal/posterior

Answer 5

The tail/ feet

Question 6

Lateral

Answer 6

Outward

Question 7

Medial

Answer 7

Inward

Question 8

Ipsilateral

Answer 8

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Question 9

Contralateral

Answer 9

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Question 10

Cross section

Answer 10

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Question 11

Frontal section

Answer 11

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Question 12

Horizontal section

Answer 12

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Question 13

Sagittal section

Answer 13

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Question 14

Midsagittal plane

Answer 14

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Question 15

Central nervous system (CNS)

Answer 15

Brain & spinal chord

Question 16

Peripheral nervous system (PNS)

Answer 16

Nerves and peripheral ganglia

Question 17

Meninges

Answer 17

3 layers of tissue that encase the CNS

• keeps fluid in the system
• maintains space to prevent concussion

Question 18

Ventricles

Answer 18

Hollow space w/in brain

Filled w/ cerebrospinal fluid

Question 19

Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)

Answer 19

Clean fluid fills the ventricles and subarachnoid space

• chemical stability
• clearing waste

Question 20

Telencephalon

Answer 20

Cerebral cortex
Limbic system
Basal ganglia

Question 21

Cerebral cortex

Answer 21

Part of Telencephalon

Cortical lobes
Corpus callosum
Neocortex
Primary sensory cortices

Question 22

Limbic system

Answer 22

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

Question 23

Basal ganglia

Answer 23

Part of Telencephalon

3 parts

1. caudate nucleus
2. globus pallidus
3. putamen

Imp. for motor control

Question 24

Diencephalon

Answer 24

Thalamus

Hypothalamus

Question 25

Thalamus

Answer 25

Part of Diencephalon

Motor control
Relays sensory (except olfaction) info to cortex
Regulates sleep & wake cycles
Appears to be involved in consciousness
Motor movement

Question 26

Hypothalamus

Answer 26

Part of Diencephalon

Thermoregulation
Circadian rhythms
Thirst/hunger
Reproduction
Parental/partner attachment

Question 27

Cortical lobes

Answer 27

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Question 28

Corpus callosum

Answer 28

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Question 29

Neocortex

Answer 29

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Question 30

Primary sensory system

Answer 30

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Question 31

Amygdala

Answer 31

Emotion

Question 32

Hippocampus

Answer 32

Memory

Question 33

Limbic cortex

Answer 33

Olfaction
Reward
“lower animal cortex”

Question 34

Fornix

Answer 34

bundle of fibers carrying info from hippo to hypo

Question 35

Mammillary body

Answer 35

Episodic memory

Possible adds odor to memories

Question 36

Caudate nucleus

Answer 36

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Question 37

Globus pallidus

Answer 37

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Question 38

Putamen

Answer 38

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