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conus medularis

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tapering of the spinal cord

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filum terminale interna

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continuation of the pia mater from the end of the conus

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cauda equina

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lumbar and sacral nerve roots arising from the conus

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dorsolateral and ventrolateral sulci

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small grooves on the dorsolateral and ventrolateral portions of the spinal cord where the nerve roots exit

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anterior median sulcus

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runs on the anterior spine w/ anterior spinal artery

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dorsal median sulcus

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very small

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dorsal, lateral, ventral funiculus

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dorsal- between dorsal median and dosalateral sulci

lateral- between dosallateral and ventrolateral sulci

ventral- between ventrolateral and ventral median sulci

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dorsal columns

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found in dorsal funiculus- contains specific sensation to brain

damage causes loss of sensation

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substantia gelatinosa

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posterior portion or dorsal horn- pain

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pons

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ventral protuberance just above brainste,

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medulla

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portion of the brainstem that runs from the spinal cord to the pons

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inferior olive

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large protuberance on ventrolateral medulla

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postolivary and preolivary sulci

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sulci on either side of the inferior olive

post- gives rise to the glossopharyngeal and vagus nerves

pre- gives rise to hypoglossal nerve

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medullary pyramids

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run the length of the medulla on either side of midline

important for voluntary and skilled movements of the limbs

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pyramidal decussatoin

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crossing of pyramidal fibers

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where do CN 6 7 and 8 exit the brain stem?

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caudal end of the pons- medial 6 7 8 lateral

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where does the trigeminal nerve emerge?

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ventral pons

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cerebral peduncles

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nerve fibers leaving the cortex and going to brainstem/spinal cord allowing contralateral control

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interpenduncular fossa

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depression in between the cerebral peduncles

contains oculomotor nerve`

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folia

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small transverse folds on the cerebellum

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primary fissure

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separates anterior and posterior cerebellum

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vermis

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midline portion of cerebellum

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flocculus/nodulus

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small lobes on the ventral cerebellum between the cerebellum and medulla

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inferior peduncle

restiform body

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connects dorsolateral side of medulla to cerebellum

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middle cerebellar peduncle (brachium pontis)

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connects basal pons to cerebellum

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superior cerebellar peduncle

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connects cerbellum to rostral brainstem

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fourth ventricle

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seperates cerebellum from dorsal brain stem

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formina of luschka and magendie

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CSF leaves 4th ventricle to subarachnoids space through these areas

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obex

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triangular, caudal most point of 4th ventricle

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gracile and cunete tubercles

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gracile is medial, dorsal medulla

represent upward continuation of the dorsal columns

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facial colliclus

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prominence in the floor of 4th ventricle representing abducens nucleus

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vestibular trigone

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prominence in the floor of 4th ventricle representing vestibular nuclei

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corpora quadrigemina

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dorsal surface of the midbrain has 4 bumps

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inferior colliculus

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corpora quadrigemina- contains hearing nuclei

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superior colliculus

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visual and other reflexes

corpora quadrigemina

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brachium of the superior and inferior colliculi

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small lateral ridges running from the nuclei

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diencephalon

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connects brainstep to forebrain

consists of thalamus, hypothalamus, epithalamus

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mammillary bodies

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2 prominences on posterior hypothalamus

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infundibulum

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funnel to the pituitary gland from the hypothalamus

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lamina terminalis

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on rostral side of infundibulum, connecting infundiubulm to optic chiasm

end site of anterior neuropore

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epithalamus

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dorsal side of diencephalon, immediately rostral to corpora qudrigemia

consists of pineal gland

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habenular nuclei

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pineal gland is connected anteriorly to these nuclei

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medial and lateral geniculate nuclei

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posterior portions of the the thalamus that appear as bumps on either side of the pineal gland

medial connected to superior colliculi and lateral connected to inferior colliculi

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hypothalamic sulcus

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hypothalamus makes up the ventral wall of third ventricle

sulcus runs anterior to posterior on ventral wall

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thalamus

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immediately dorsal to hypothalamus

relay station for input into cortex

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thalamic adhesoin

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small connection b/t 2 thalamic nuclei

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stria medullaris thalami

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ridge inside 3rd ventricle running anterior to posteior- comes to an end posteriorly at habenula

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telcenephalon

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forebrain

cerebral cortex, basal ganglia

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sylvian fissure

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divides inferior frontal lobe from superior temporal

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central sulcus

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divides posterior frontal lobe from anterior parietal

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parieto-occipital sulcus

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divides parietal and occipital lobes

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precentral gyrus

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primary motor cortex- found just anterior to central sulcus

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postcentral gyrus

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primary somatosensory cortex- found just posterior to central sulcus

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homunculi

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sensory/motor maps that depict approximate locatoins of neurons connected to specific body regions

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parahippocampal gyrus

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located on the ventral temporal lobe adjacent to the brain stem- associated w/ memory

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amygdala

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involved in conditioned stress, fear, and anxiety, found beneath the anterior aspect of parahippocampal gyrus

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transverse gyri (heschl)

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primary auditory cortex found on the lateral temporal lobe

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calcarine sulcus

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runs from posterior occipital lobe medially towards parieto-occipital sulcus

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premotor cortex

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anterior to precentral gyrus

involved in planning and initiating movement

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dorsolateral prefrontal cortex

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executive functions, working memory, planning, recall. problem solving

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orbitomedial prefrontal cortex

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impulse control, personality, reactivity to surroundings, mood

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insula

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found inside the lateral fissure

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corpus callosum

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forebrain- the connection between the 2 hemispheres

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rostrum

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anterior corpus callosum

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genu

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anterior bend in corpus callosum

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splenium

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posterior corpus callosum

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cingulate gyrus

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follows corpus callosum on dorsal aspect

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subcallosal region

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continuous w/ cingulate gyrus that wraps around rostrum

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septum pellucdum

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thin membrane that separates the two lateral ventricles

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fornix

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originating in the inferior most portion of the septum pellucidum, follows the lateral ventricle. at the rostral septum pellucium, fornix swings ventrally towrds hypothalamus

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anteiorr commissure

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small tract adjacent to fonix that connects anterior temporal lobs

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foramen of monroe

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opening inferior to fornix so spinal fluid can pass from lateral ventricle to third ventricle

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choroid plexus

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responsible for production of CSF

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floor of the lateral ventricle

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dorsal thalamus

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caudate nucleus

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part of floor of the lateral ventricle

part of basal ganglia

involved in regulating motor function

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stria terminalis

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thin band between thalamus and caudate nucleus connecting amygdala and hypothalamus

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