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Unit 1a: Intro and Neuroanatomy Flashcards

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gyrus

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a ‘ridge’ of cerebral cortex

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sulcus

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a ‘valley’ of cerebral cortex

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cortical sheet

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the outer, surface covering of cerebral cortex, composed of gray matter (neuron cell bodies)

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cerebellum

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the small, highly ridged portion of brain that sits inferior to the cerebral cortex and posterior to the brainstem

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anterior

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towards the front of the brain

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posterior

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towards the back of the brain

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superior

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towards the top of the brain

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inferior

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towards the bottom of the brain

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lateral

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the lateral view of the brain would show the surface of a cerebral hemisphere under the ears

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medial

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the medial view of the brain would be the inner surface of a cerebral hemisphere

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dorsal

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towards the top of the brain (towards the back surface of the body in the brainstem and spinal cord)

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ventral

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towards the bottom of the brain (towards belly surface of the body in the brainstem and spinal cord)

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rostral

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towards the front of the brain (towards the top surface of the body in the brainstem and spinal cord; rostral means “beak”

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caudal

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towards the back of the brain (towards the bottom surface of the body in the brainstem and spinal cord; caudal means “tail”)

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sagittal

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a vertical slice of the brain cut down the center, from anterior to posterior, giving a view from left or right

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coronal

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a vertical slice of the brain cut from superior to inferior, giving a view from the front or back of the brain

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axial

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a horizontal slice of the brain cut from left to right, giving a view from the top or bottom of the brain

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Central Nervous System (CNS)

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is composed of the brain and spinal cord

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Peripheral nervous system (ANS)

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a subdivision of the PNS that controls visceral functions; includes parasympathetic and sympathetic nervous systems.

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Cranial nerves

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a set of 12 specialized nerves that act as the PNS (motor control and sensory info) to the head and neck

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Meninges

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the three protective layers of tissue between the brain and the skull

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Dura mater

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the durable, leathery outer protective layer of the meninges

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Arachnoid matter

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the spider web-like middle protective layer of the meninges that is filled with cerebral spinal fluid

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Pia mater

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the thin, shiny, inner protective layer of the meninges that “shrink- wraps” the brain

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Frontal lobe

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the anterior portion of cerebral cortex, involved in emotion, cognition, and executive control

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Parietal lobe

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the superior posterior portion of cerebral cortex, superior to the occipital and temporal lobes, posterior to the frontal lobe

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Temporal lobe

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the inferior portion of cerebral cortex, anterior to the occipital lobe and inferior to the others

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Occipital lobe

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the posterior portion of cerebral cortex, primarily involved in vision processing

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Central sulcus

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the sulcus dividing the frontal and parietal lobes, surrounded on each side by motor and sensory cortex

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Lateral fissure

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the gap that divides the temporal from the frontal and parietal lobes; a fissure is another name for a larger sulcus

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Parieto-occipital sulcus

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the sulcus that divides the parietal and occipital lobes

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Pre-occipital notch

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the notch that serves as the bottom point of the imaginary dividing line between the temporal and occipital lobes; the top of the parieto-occipital sulcus is the top point

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Brodmann’s Areas

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50 cytoarchitectural areas defined by neuroanatomist Brodmann according to cell size, cell density, number and thickness of cortical
layers, and density of myelinated axons; numbering system is becoming less common as neuroimaging measurements take over tissue histology

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Gray matter

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outer ‘bark’ of the cerebral cortex composed of neuronal cell bodies; this is where computations happen; much of cortex consists of six layers

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White matter

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inner region of cerebral cortex composed of the axons of the neurons with cell bodies in the gray matter; can be thought of as the ‘wiring’ connection different regions of gray matter

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Neuron

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the basic cell in the brain that processes and transmits information in the form of electrical and chemical signals

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Dendrite

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the branched portion of a neuron which receives inputs from synapses with other cells and sends small depolarizations towards the cell body

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Cell body

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the “main” portion of a cell that contains the nucleus, mitochondria, and other organelles necessary for the cell to survive

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Axon hillock

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the base of the axon, where it meets the cell body of the neuron; action potentials are initiated here

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Axon

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the long cell structure that carries depolarization (action potentials) away from the cell body of a neuron to the synapse

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Node of Ranvier

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the small gaps between myelin sheaths in myelinated axons involved in fast action potential propagation down the axon

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synapse

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the region/space which information flows across from one neuron to another neuron; space between neurons can be called the synaptic cleft

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Axon terminal

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the very end of a branch of a neuron’s axon, specialized to release neurotransmitters from vesicles into the synapse in response to an action
potential

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Glial cell

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surround neurons in CNS and PNS and provide myelination as well as other support for them; most abundant cell types in CNS. Types differ between
CNS and PNS - CNS: oligodendrocytes, astrocytes, ependymal cells, microglia; PNS: satellite cells, Schwann cells

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Myelin sheath

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a layer of protective tissue wrapped around axons of neurons to hasten the transmission of action potentials

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Neuronal communication

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includes electrical conduction (action potential) along the axon and chemical transmission via neurotransmitter release at the synapse

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Corpus callosum

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the main connection of white matter that is integral for communication between the two cerebral hemispheres

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