anatomy of brain

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elevated ridges

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gyri

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shallow groove

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sulcus

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divide the cerebrum into

lobes

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fissure

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involved in planning, problem solving, decision making

controls behavior and emotions

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frontal

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controls sensation (touch, smell and taste)

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parietal lobe

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• controls reception and perception
  of visual information
• perceives shapes and colors

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occipital

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involved in olfactory and

auditory sensations

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temporal

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• located at the parietal lobe

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gustatory

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located at the posterior part of

the occipital lobe

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VISUAL

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found at the temporal lobe

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AUDIORY

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located at the medial temporal

lobe

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OLFACTORY

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Outer layer OF CEREBRUM

Composed mostly neurons

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gray matter

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layer of cerebrum
Fiber tracts inside the gray matter
-transmit impulses
Example: corpus callosum connects hemispheres

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white matter

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Sits on top of the brain stem
Enclosed by the cerebral hemispheres
Made of 
Thalamus
Hypothalamus
Epithalamus

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DIENCEPHALON

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Surrounds the third ventricle

Transfers impulses to the correct part of the cortex for localization and interpretation

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THALAMUS

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• serves as connection bet.

right and left thalamus

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INTERTHALAMIC DIVISION

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• fiber tract
  
  • connects the two
    cerebral hemispheres

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corpus callosum

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- bet. Corpus callosum 
         and fornix
      - membranous partition 
      - separates right and left 
         lateral ventricles

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septum pellucidum

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Inferior to the thalamus
Most inferior part of diencephalon
Maintains homeostasis
Controls body temperature, hunger and thirst

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hypothalamus

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• funnel shaped stalk
  
  • extends from the floor
    of the hypothalamus
    to the pituitary gland

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infundibiulm

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• hangs from the
  anterior floor of the
  hypothalamus
  
  • produces hormones

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Pituitary gland/hypophysis

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- posterior to pituitary 
     gland 
   - reflex center involved
     in olfaction (sense of
     smell)

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mammillary body

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Small area superior and posterior to the thalamus
Forms the roof of the 3rd ventricle
Houses the pineal gland and choroid plexus of third ventricle

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epithalamus

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- knots of capillaries 
      within each ventricle 
    -covered with 
      ependymal cells
    - forms the 
       cerebrospinal fluid

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choroid plexus

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About the size of a thumb in diameter 3 inches long connects the spinal cord to the brain

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brain stem

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Superior to the pons | Extends from the mammillary body to the pons inferiorly

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midbrain

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- rounded protrusions - superior and inferior colliculi - Reflex centers for vision and hearing

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corpora quadrigemina

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tiny canal that connects 3rd ventricle to the 4th ventricle

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AQUEDUCT OF SYLVIUS | CEREBRAL AQUEDUCT

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The bulging center part of the brain stem Inferior to the midbrain Superior to the medulla oblongata controls breathing swallowing and balance

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PONS

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``` The lowest part of the brain stem Merges into the spinal cord Contains important control centers Heart rate control Blood pressure regulation Breathing Swallowing Vomiting ```

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MEDULLA OBLONGAT

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Inferior to the occipital lobe 2 hemispheres Outer cortex (gray matter) Inner region of white matter (arbor vitae) Provides precise timing for skeletal muscle activity Controls balance/ equilibrium

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CEREBELLUM

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Double-layered external covering Thickest and strongest layer

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DURA MATER

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Middle meninx | Web-like

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ARACHNOID MATER

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Internal layer | Delicate layer that adheres to the surface of the brain and spinal cord

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PIA MATER