Brain

Question 1

4 regions of brain

Answer 1

cerebrum, diencephalon, brain stem, cerebellum

Question 2

gyri

Answer 2

crest of brain folds

Question 3

sulci

Answer 3

depression of brain folds

Question 4

rostral

Answer 4

superior

Question 5

caudal

Answer 5

inferior

Question 6

grey matter

Answer 6

external of brain
internal of spinal cord

Question 7

white matter

Answer 7

internal of brain
external of spinal cord

Question 8

3 meniges of brain from top to bottom

Answer 8

dura mater
arachnoid mater
pia mater

Question 9

dura mater layers

Answer 9

periosteal layer- superior
meningeal layer- inferior

Question 10

epidural space

Answer 10

between cranium and dura mater

Question 11

subdural space

Answer 11

between dura mater and arachnoid mater

Question 12

subarachnoid space

Answer 12

space inbetween arachnoid mater and pia mater

Question 13

choroid plexi

Answer 13

-formed by ependymal cells lining ventricles in brain
-filtrates blood plasma
-makes blood brain barrier

Question 14

1/2 ventricles

Answer 14

in cerebrum

Question 15

3rd ventricle

Answer 15

diencephelon

Question 16

4th ventricle

Answer 16

brain stem

Question 17

falx cerebri

Answer 17

runs along longitudinal fissure
partitions cerebrum into left and right halves
largest dural septa

Question 18

falx cerebelli

Answer 18

partitions cerebellum into left and right halves

Question 19

astrocytes make what

Answer 19

the blood brain barrier

Question 20

where is the blood brain barrier missing

Answer 20

choroid plexus
hypothalamus
pineal gland

Question 21

cerebrum lobes

Answer 21

5 lobes
frontal, parietal, temporal, occipital, insula

Question 22

corpus callosum

Answer 22

connects left and right halves of cerebrum

Question 23

insula

Answer 23

deep to all lobes

Question 24

cerebrum functions

Answer 24

memory
higher thinking
sensory
memory
reasoning

Question 25

thalamus functions

Answer 25

paired oval masses final relay for sensory info

Question 26

hypothalamus functions

Answer 26

infulences heart rate digestive activity respiration body temp emotional responce hunger & thirst circadian rythm

Question 27

Brainstem sections

Answer 27

midbrain pons medulla oblongata

Question 28

midbrain/mesencephalon functions

Answer 28

visual and auditory functions controls posture

Question 29

pons

Answer 29

relays impulses helps w breathing

Question 30

Medulla oblongata functions

Answer 30

sensory relay for cranial thalamus cardiac breathing control sneezing coughing swallowing vomiting

Question 31

Answer 31

frontal

Question 32

Answer 32

parietal

Question 33

Answer 33

temporal

Question 34

Answer 34

occipital

Question 35

Answer 35

corpus callosum

Question 36

Answer 36

cerebellum

Question 37

Answer 37

arbor vitae (white inner layer of cerebellum)

Question 38

Answer 38

mid brain

Question 39

Answer 39

pons

Question 40

Answer 40

medulla oblongata

Question 41

Answer 41

pituitary gland

Question 42

Answer 42

falx cerebri

Question 43

Answer 43

Tentorium Cerebelli (separates cerebellum from rest of brain)

Question 44

Answer 44

tentorial notch (notch that allows brain stem to pass by the tentorium cerebelli)

Question 45

Answer 45

optic chiasm (x crossed optic nerves)

Question 46

Answer 46

optic nerve

Question 47

Answer 47

olfactory bulb

Question 48

Answer 48

olfactory tract

Question 49

Answer 49

conus medullaris

Question 50

Answer 50

cauda equina

Question 51

Answer 51

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