Week 1 & Week 2 lectures (The nervous system & cells and signalling) Flashcards
What are two subdivisions of the forebrain?
Telencephalon
Dilencephalon
What are the prinicple structures of the telencephalon?
Cerebal cortex
Basal Ganglia
Limbic System
What are the prinicple structures of the diencephalon?
Thalamus
Hypothalamus

What is a subdivision of the midbrain?
Mesencephalon
What are two principle structures of the mesencephalon?
What are two subdivisions of the hindbrain?
Metencephalon
Myelencephalon
What are two principle structures of the metencephalon?
Cerebellum
Pons
What is the principle structure of the meyelencephalon
Medulla Oblongata
What are the functions of the frontal lobe?
Motor control
Executive function
What are functions of the parietal lobe?
What is a function of the temporal lobe?
What is a function of the occipital lobe?
Vision
What is the function of the basal ganglia?
Movement
What is the function of the limbic system?
Motivation and emotion
What is the function of the thalamus
Relay and integration of sensory information
What is the function of the hypothalamus?
Controls autonomic nervous system and endocrine functions
What is the function of the tectum?
Visual and auditory processing
What is the functionof the tegmentum?
Sleep, arousal, movement
What is the function of the cerebellum
Motor coordination, muscle tone and balance
What is the function of the pons and medulla
Sleep and arousal
What is the function of the medulla oblongata?
Control of vital functions
What are the 12 cranial nerves?
Olfactory
Optic
Oculomotor
Trigeminal
Trochlear
Abducens
Facial
Vestibulocochlear
Glossopharyngeal
Hypoglossal
Vagus
Cranial accessory
What nervous system are the cranial nerves part of?
The peripheral nervous system
Which cranial nerves link directly to the cerebellum?
The olfactory and optic

























