CNS - lecture 1 Flashcards
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sagittal
form the side
horizontal
top view
coronal
from the back or front
dorsal
up (towards the peripheral
ventral
down (towards the body)
sulcus
space between folds
gyrus
fold itself
how to name a pathway
location –> destination
cerebrum
thought, langue. memory
diencephalon
hypothalamus and thalamus sensory relay to the cerebral cortex, hunger, thirst, aggression
brain stem
life sustaining processes
cerebellum
memory, balance, (‘little brain”)
dura matter
outer most layer, thick durable, also supports blood vessels
arachnoid matter
middle layer, cushioning, cerebrospinal fluid circulates between the arachnoid and pia
pia matter
thin layer that surrounds brain and spinal cord (inner most layer)
3 meninges
dura, arachnoid, pia
four spinal cord regions
cervical, thoracic, lumber, sacral (C,T,L,S)
dorsal root pathway
sensory info form periphery
ventral root pathway
Carries motor signals to act on muscle
pons
respiration
medulla
cardiac control, respiration control
midbrain
dopaminergic cells that help with motor control
CN1 Olfactory
smell
CN 2 Optic
vision