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Intro to human brain Flashcards

1
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What composes the CNS?

A

Brain and spinal cord

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2
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What composes the PNS?

A

Nerves linking the CNS to rest of the body

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3
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Which fissure divides the brain into two cerebral hemispheres?

A

Great longitudinal fissure

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4
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What is the name for a fold on the brain?

A

Gyrus

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5
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What is the name for a groove in the brain?

A

Sulcus

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6
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What are the four lobes each cerebral hemisphere are divided into?

A

Parietal
frontal
temporal
occipital

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7
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What is the brainstem made up of?

A

medulla
pons
midbrain

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8
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what is the role of the thalamus?

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An important relay station between the brainstem and the cerebral cortex

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9
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What is the role of the hypothalamus?

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To control the autonomic NS

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10
Q

In development of the brain what does the prosencephalon form?

A

The forebrain

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11
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What does the mesencephalon form?

A

The midbrain

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12
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What does the rhombencephalon form?

A

The hindbrain

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13
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What does the caudal end of the neural tube develop into?

A

the spinal cord

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14
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which secondary brain vesicles does the prosencephalon develop into?

A

Telencephalon

diencephalon

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15
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What secondary vesicles does the mesencephalon develop into?

A

mesencephalon

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16
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which secondary vesicles does the rhombencephalon develop into?

A

metencephalon

Myelencephalon

17
Q

what does the telencephalon develop into?

A

the cerebral hemispheres

18
Q

What does the diencephalon develop into?

A

The diencephalon - thalamus/hypothalamus

19
Q

what does the mesencephalon develop into?

A

the midbrain

20
Q

what does the metencephalon develop into?

A

Pons and cerebellum

21
Q

What does the myelencephalon develop into?

A

Medulla oblongata

22
Q

What is the dura?

A

the outer meninges - tough fibrous membrane

23
Q

where is the falx cerebri?

A

between the cerebral hemispheres

24
Q

where is the tentorium cerebelli

A

between cerebrum and cerebellum

25
Q

what is the arachnoid mater?

A

middle meninges, between dura and pia mater

soft translucent membrane

26
Q

what is the pia mater

A

adheres to the surface of brain

27
Q

between which meninges is the CSF?

A

Pia mater and arachnoid mater

28
Q

what is the function of the meninges?

A

to cushion the brain, protect and nourish

29
Q

Where is the falx cerebelli?

A

between the cerebellar hemispheres

30
Q

which two pairs of arteries supply the brain?

A

the vertebral artery an internal carotid

31
Q

where does the vertebral artery enter the brain?

A

The foramen magnum

32
Q

how does the internal carotid enter the brain?

A

via the carotid canals

33
Q

which area of the brain does the posterior cerebral artery supply?

A

occipital lobe

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