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| an imaginary line drawn through the spinal cord up to the front of the brain |
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| towards the top of the head and back |
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| towards the ground and stomach |
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| on one side of the midline |
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| on both sides of the midline |
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| coronal section (second name) |
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| cross. frontal section (second name) |
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| perpendicular to the ground and parallel to the neuraxis |
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| collections of cell bodies |
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| collections of axons covered by myelin sheath |
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| a large number of cell bodies grouped together |
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| a large number of axons grouped together |
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| what are the three major divisions in the brain? |
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| forebrain, midbrain, hindbrain |
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| name the fore brain ventricle(s) |
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| what are the forebrain subdivisions? |
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| telencephalon, diencephalon |
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| what is the sub division of the mid brain? |
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| what are the structures in the telencephalon? |
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| cerebral cortex, basal ganglia, limbic system |
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| what are the structures of the diencephalon? |
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| what is the principle structures of the mesencephalon |
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| what are the principle structures of the fourth ventricle? |
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| cerebellum, pons, medulla oblongata |
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| what is the function of the meninges? |
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| what are the three parts of the meninges? |
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dura mater
arachnoid membrane
pia mater |
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| what is the function of the medulla? |
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| what is the function of the pons? |
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| important in sleep and arousal |
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| what is the function of the thalamus? |
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| receives sensory inputs, and transmits them to the sensory cortex |
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| name the parts of the thalamus |
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massa intermedia
medial geniculate
lateral geniculate
pulvinar
ventral posterior nucleus |
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what is the function of these structures:
massa intermedia
medial geniculate
lateral geniculate
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ventral posterior nucleus |
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massa intermedia
medial geniculate: hearing
lateral geniculate: visual
pulvinar: vision - movement
ventral posterior nucleus: somato sensory |
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| connects the hippocampus with the mammillary body |
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| what is the function of the hippocampus? |
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| what does the corpus callosum do? |
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| connects the two cerebral hemispheres |
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| name the nerve fibers connecting the two hemispheres. |
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anterior commissure
posterior commissure |
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| what is the purpose of the Choroid plexus? |
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| what produces CSF? (cerebral spinal fluid) |
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| name the seven structures that process visual information |
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optic nerve
optic chiasm
optic tract
superior colliculus
lateral geniculate
pulvinar
visual cortex |
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| name the six structures for auditory information |
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auditory nerve
trapezoid body
olive
inferior colliculus
medial geniculate
superior temporal gyrus (auditory cortex) |
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| name the structures that process somatosensory information |
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dorsal column nuclei
ventral posterior nucleus (of thalamus)
postcentral gyrus (somatosensory cortex) |
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| what are the two dorsal column nuclei and what do they control. |
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gracile : legs
cuneate : arms |
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| what structures process smell/olfactory information |
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olfactory nerve
olfactory bulb
lateral olfactory tract
medial olfactory tract
olfactory tubercle
pyriform cortex |
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| name the structures that process motor commands |
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basal ganglia
substantial nigra
red nucleus
cerebellum
precentral gyrus (motor cortex)
cerebral peduncle
pyramids: nerve fibers crossing over (decussate) |
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| name the three basal ganglia |
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caudate nucleus
putamen
globus pallidus |
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| name the 12 pair of cranial nerves. |
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I. olfactory: olfaction
II. optic: vision
III. oculomotor: eye muscles
IV. trochlear: eye muscles
V. trigeminal: sensory and motor to face
VI. abducens: eye muscles
VII. facial: sensory and motor to face
VIII. auditory (vestibulocochlear): audition, equilibrium
IX. glossopharyngeal: sensory and motor to throat and toungue
X. vagus: sensory and motor to viscera
XI. spinal accessary: neck muscles
XII. hypoglossal: motor to tongue |
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| trigeminal: sensory and motor to face |
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| facial: sensory and motor to face |
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| auditory (vestibulocochlear): audition, equilibrium |
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| glossopharyngeal: sensory and motor to throat and toungue |
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| vagus: sensory and motor to viscera |
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| spinal accessary: neck muscles |
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| hypoglossal: motor to tongue |
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A:superior frontal gyrus
B:middle frontal gyrus
C:pre-central gyrus
D:central fissure
E:post central
F:lateral fissure
G:superior temporal
H:cerebellum
I:inferior frontal
J:middle temporal |
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