Brain Basics Flashcards
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Forebrain is composed of what 2 structures?
Cerebral cortex and limbo system
Proencephalon belongs to what structure
Forebrain
Proencephalon develops into what
Telencephalon and diencephalon
Telencephalon is also known as what
Cerebrum - left and right hemispheres “seat of consciousness”
Diancephalon contains the
Hypothalamus
Thalamus
Subthalamus
Epithalamus
Mesencephalon develops into the
Corpora quadrigemina
Tegmentum
Cerebral peduncles
Metencephalon develops into the
Pond and cerebellum
Hindbrain contains the
Pons
Medulla
Cerebellum (“unconscious brain”)
The developing spinal cord named…
Myelencephalon
Hindbrain is comprised of
Metencephalon
Myelencephelon
Midbrain comprised of
Metencephalon
Forebrain comprised of
Telencephalon
Diencephalon
Cerebrum (telencephalon) comprised of
Gray matter; cerebrum and basal ganglia
thickness of the gray matter in the cerebral cortex
1-4mm
gray matter is comprised of what
cell bodies and dendrites
protrustions
gyri
small indentations
sulci
big indentations
fissure
left and right hemispheres are connected by
corpus callosum (white matter)
left and right hemispheres seperated by
longitudinal fissure
large area of myelinated fibers communicating the senosry and motor information from the cerebrum and other areas like one hemisphere to another
corpus collossum
what is the largest white matter structure in the human brain
corpus collossum; 200-250 million axons
crease that seperates the right and left hemispheres
longitudinal fissure
right hemisphere is associated with what
creativity