anatomical references neuropsych

Question 1

anterior/rostral

Answer 1

front, pointing towards nose

Question 2

posterior/caudal

Answer 2

back, pointing toward tail

Question 3

dorsal

Answer 3

top

Question 4

ventral

Answer 4

bottom

Question 5

bilateral symmetry

Answer 5

right and left sides of brain and spinal cord are mirror images

Question 6

midline

Answer 6

line running down the middle of the nervous system

Question 7

medial

Answer 7

structures closer to midline

Question 8

lateral

Answer 8

structures farther away from the midline

Question 9

ipsilateral

Answer 9

structures that are on the same side

Question 10

contralateral

Answer 10

structures that are on opposite sides

Question 11

midsagittal plane

Answer 11

splits right and left sides into equal halves

Question 12

horizontal plane

Answer 12

parallel to the ground, split into dorsal and ventral parts

Question 13

coronal plane

Answer 13

perpendicular to the ground, splits into anterior and posterior parts

Question 14

cerebrum

Answer 14

rostral-most and biggest part of the brain, split down the middle into two cerebral hemispheres (by sagittal fissure), right hemisphere gets sensations and controls left, left gets sensations and controls right

Question 15

cerebellum

Answer 15

primarily controls movement, left side concerned with left sides movements, right side concerned with right side movements

Question 16

brain stem

Answer 16

vital functions like breathing, consciousness and body temp are regulated

Question 17

spinal cord

Answer 17

conduit for info from skin joints and muscles of body to the brain, and vice versa, communicates with body via spinal nerves, spinal nerve attaches to spinal cord by dorsal root and ventral root

Question 18

dorsal root

Answer 18

contains axons that bring info into the spinal cord

Question 19

ventral root

Answer 19

contains axons that takes info away from the spinal cord