Chapter 14

Question 0

The posterior portion of the mesencephalon, containing the cerebellar hemisphere includes the arbor vitae, cerebellar nuclei, and cerebellar cortex

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Cerebellum

Question 1

The largest portion of the brain, composed of the cerebral hemisphere, includes cerebral cortex, the basal nuclei, and the internal capsule

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Cerebrum

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Connects the cerebellum to the brain stem. In addition to tracts and relays centers the pons also contains nuclei involved with somatic and visceral motor control

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Pons

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The most caudal of the brain regions, also called the myelencephalon

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Medulla oblongata

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A division of the brain that includes the epithalamus, thalamus, and hypothalamus

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Diencephalon

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The membrane the region between the diencephalon and pons

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Mesencephalon

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A fluid chamber in the heart, one of the large chambers discharging blood into the pulmonary or systemic circuits, in the brain one of the four fluid filled interior chambers

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Ventricle

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The isolation of the central nervous system from the general circulation, primarily the results of astrocyte regulation of capillary permeability

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Blood brain barrier

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The floor of the diencephalon, the region of the brain containing centers involved with the subconscious regulation of visceral functions, emotions, drives, and the coordination of neural and endocrine function

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Hypothalamus

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A pair of expanded portions of the cerebrum covered in the neural cortex

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Cerebral hemisphere

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The nerve fiber bundles on the ventrolateral surfaces of the mesencephalon

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Cerebral peduncles

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The group of nuclei and centers in the cerebrum and diencephalon that are involved with emotions states, memories, and behavioral drives

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Limbic system

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A prominent fold or ridge of neural cortex on the surface of the cerebral hemispheres

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Gyri

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A groove or or furrow

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Sulcus

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An elongated groove or opening

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Fissure

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A graphic record of the electrical activities of the brain

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Electroencephalogram

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The second cranial nerve which carries signals from the retina of the eye to the optic chiasm

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Optic nerve

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Cranial nerve 3 which controls the extra ocular muscles other than the superior oblique and the lateral rectus muscles

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Oculomotor nerve

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Cranial nerve controlling the superior oblique muscle of the eye

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Trochlear nerve

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Cranial nerve 5 which provides sensory information from the lower portions of the face and delivers motor commands to the muscle of mastication

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Trigeminal nerves

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Cranial nerve 6 which innervates the lateral rectus muscle of The eyes

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Abducens nerve

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Lies along the edge of the premotor cortex in the same hemisphere as the general interpretive area

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Speech center

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Axons from these sensory neurons collected to from 20 or more bundles that penetrate the cribriform plate of the ethmoid bone

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Old factory nerves

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Are mixed nerves

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Facial nerves

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Are also know as the acoustic nerves the auditory nerves and stato-acoustic nerves

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Vestibulocochlear nerves

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Innervates the tongue and pharynx

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Glossopharyngeal nerves

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Arise immediately posterior to the attachment of the glossopharyngeal nerves

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Vagus nerves

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Leaves the cranium through the hypoglossal canal, the nerve then curves to reach the skeletal muscle of the tongue

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Hypoglossal nerve