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What derived brain structure makes up the Telencephalon?

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The Cerebrum

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What derived brain structures make up the Diencephalon?

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Thalamus and the Hypothalamus

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What derived brain structures make up the Mesencephalon?

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The midbrain

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What derived brain structures make up the metencephalon?

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The pons and the cerebellum

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What derived brain structures make up the Myelencephalon?

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The medulla oblongata

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What divides the cerebral hemispheres into two?

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The longitudinal cerebral fissure

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What are the names of the outward and inward folds found on each hemisphere?

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gyri (ridges) and sulci (grooves)

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What is the function of the cerebrum?

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It initiates voluntary skeletal muscle movements, stores memory, voluntary motor control, behaviour and mental status

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What makes up grey matter in the brain?

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Grey matter is made up of neuronal cell bodies

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What are the basal nuclei?

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Masses of grey matter located deep in the brain (hippocampus), responsible for musculoskeletal activity

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What makes up white matter?

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White matter is made up of myelinated nerve fibres

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What are three different types of white matter fibres?

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Association fibres, Commissural fibres and projection fibres

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What are association fibres?

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Fibres that connect adjacent gyri (cell bodies lie in the cortex)

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What are commissural fibres?

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Fibres that connect the two hemispheres (corpus callosum is the region containing these fibres), cell bodies lie in the cortex (grey matter)

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What are projection fibres?

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Fibres that connect the cortex with other parts of the brain/spinal cord (more or less vertically)

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What are some characteristics of the cerebral cortex?

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It is acquired late in vertebral evolution, most complex/ integrating area of the brain and it is concerned with those nervous reactions that result in consciousness

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What are the 3 main sections of the cerebral cortex?

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Motor cortex, Sensory cortex and association cortex

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What is the function of the motor cortex?

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Initiates non-reflex movements, it is contralateral

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What is the function of the sensory cortex?

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Deals with sensory perception

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What is the function of the Association cortex?

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It is the site of complex memory integration, planning, self-awareness, language and personality traits

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What are the functional lobes of the cerebrum?

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Frontal, occipital, parietal, temporal and piriform

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What does the frontal lobe contain?

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It contains part of the motor cortex associated with voluntary movement

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What does the occipital lobe contain?

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The occipital lobe functions as a visual cortex

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What does the parietal lobe contain?

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The somato-sensory cortex (controls localisation of pain, touch and temperature)

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What is the function of the temporal lobe?
Has an auditory function as well as behaviour and memory
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What is the piriform lobe associated with?
Associated with conscious olfaction, it receives olfactory input from the olfactory bulb
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What structures make up the brain stem?
The mesencephalon (midbrain), ventral metencephalon (pons), the Myelencephalon (medulla oblongata) and the Diencephalon (thalamus and hypothalamus)
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What is the name of the ventricle that separates nuclei in the diencephalon?
The Third Ventricle
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What are the four regions of the diencephalon?
Thalamus, Hypothalamus, epithalamus and and subthalamus
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What is the interthalamic adhesion?
Band of connective tissue that connects both sides of the thalamus
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What occurs on the ventral side of the thalamus?
Optic nerves form the optic chiasm of the diencephalon
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What nerve runs rostral to the optic chiasm?
The optic nerve
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What is the function of mesencephalon/ midbrain?
It connects lower brain centres/ the spinal cord with higher brain centres
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What is the larger rostral colliculus?
a visual reflex centre
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What is the smaller caudal colliculus?
an auditory reflex centre
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Where does the oculomotor nerve (cranial nerve 3) arise from?
The oculomotor nerve arises from cerebral peduncles just caudal to the mammillary body
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Where does the trochlear (cranial nerve 4) arise from?
From the caudal colliculli
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What does the mesencephalic aqueduct connect?
The mesencephalic aqueduct is a ventricular tube that connects the third and fourth ventricles
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What nerve does the ventral metencephalon (pons) give rise to?
The rostral end contains the forth ventricle and gives rise to the Trigeminal nerve (cranial nerve 5)
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What are cerebellar peduncles?
Structure that connects the cerebellum to the brainstem and cerebrum
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What is the function of the cerebellum?
maintenance of balance and coordination, controlling/adjusting body movements
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How many cranial nerves does the medulla oblongata give rise to?
7/12
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What is the Dura mater?
The thick outer layer of the brain (fibrous)
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What is the arachnoid layer of the brain?
The thin middle layer, it is made up of non-vascular connective tissue with fine filaments that connect the subarachnoid space with the pia mater
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What is the pia mater layer of the brain?
The innermost, vascular layer, it firmly attaches to the underlying nervous tissue
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What two meninges contain the leptomeninges?
The arachnoid and pia mater
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What is the space between the pia mater and arachnoid?
The subarachnoid space, it is full of CSF and contains a fine network of connective tissue fibres that originate from the arachnoid
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Where are the ventricles of the brain derived from?
They are derived from the fluid-filled centre of the embryonic neural tube
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What are the ventricles of the brain?
A series of interconnected cavities in the core of the brain that have an ependymal cell lining and are filled with CSF
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How many ventricles does the cavity form?
Four
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What is the name of the two most rostral ventricles?
Lateral ventricles (first and second0
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What is the function of the interventricular foramen?
Connects the lateral ventricles with the third ventricle
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What does the caudal end of the fourth ventricle merge with after it narrows?
The central canal
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What produces CSF?
small arterioles and arteries in the leptomeninges and choroid plexus in the ventricles
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What are the three main routes that CSF is drained from the brain?
Venules of the subarachnoid space, by the lymphatic vessels and into venous sinuses of the brain
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What is the function of cerebrospinal fluid?
It gives the brain buoyancy/support- protects the brain from trauma and helps to provide the brain with nutrients
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Where does the sensory olfactory nerve run from?
It runs from the nasal cavity to the olfactory bulb on the ventral side of the cerebrum
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Where does the sensory optic nerve run from?
It runs from the eyes to the thalamus
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Where do the arteries that supply the cerebrum and cerebellum come from?
They are branches of vessels found on the ventral side of the brain
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Where does all species blood pool before entering the brain?
The circle of willis
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What are the 4 main arteries that supply blood to the brain?
Internal carotid, Maxillary, Basilar and Vertebral
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Where does the basilar artery come from?
The vestibular artery
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What artery originates from the basilar artery?
The caudal cerebellar
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What four arteries arise from the cerebral arterial circle?
The rostral, middle and Caudal cerebral, and the rostral cerebellar
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What artery supplies the cerebral arterial circle in the sheep and cat?
The maxillary artery (via the rete mirabile after it anastomoses with the internal carotid artery)
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What artery supplies the medulla oblongata in the sheep and cat?
The vertebral artery
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Where does the cerebral arterial circle receive blood from in the ox?
Internal carotid, Maxillary, occipital and vertebral arteries
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What is the function of the brain ventricles?
To produce and secrete cerebrospinalfluid

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