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  1. Name the arteries of the Circle of Willis and those associated (16 studied)
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(From roughly top to bottom on a standard schematic:)

Anterior Communicating
Anterior Cerebral
Middle Cerebral Internal
Carotid Opthalmic
Anterior Choroidal
Posterior Communicating
Perforating
Posterior Cerebral
Superior Cerebellar
Basilar
Pontine
Anterior Inferior Cerebellar
Vertebral
Posterior Inferior Cerebellar
Anterior Spinal

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  1. Function: Pons?
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Relay centre for info passing from cerebral cortex to cerebellum.

Contains nuclei of CN V, VI, VII, respiratory control centres, and long motor & sensory tracts.

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  1. Function: Medulla?
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Regulating many autonomic functions (e.g. BP, HR, Respiratory rate, coughing, vomiting reflexes). Contains nuclei of CN VII-XII

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  1. Function: Corpus Callosum?
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The largest of the cerebral commissures, allows info transmission bw cerebral hemispheres, enabling memory traces to be stored bilaterally.

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  1. Function: Cerebral Peduncle?
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Involved in somatosensory perception, motor & autonomic control.

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  1. Function: Cingulate gyrus?
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Part of the limbic area of the cerebral cortex - emotion formation & processing, learning, memory.

Functions in the control of innate behaviours (ie. those related to the survival of the species).

Inputs: thalamus, neocortex

Projections: entorhinal cortex via cingulum

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  1. Function: 4th Ventricle?
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As part of the ventricular system the fourth ventricular system produces CSF.

It’s also the site from which CSF escapes from the ventricular system into the Suabarachnoid Space.

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  1. Function: Lingual Gyrus?
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Forms the lower bank of the Calcarine Sulcus, which is the part of the primary visual area which processes info concerning the superior part of the visual field.

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  1. Function: Confluence of Sinuses?
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The confluence of the sinuses is the site where the superior sagittal and straight sinuses unite with the transverse sinuses.

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  1. Function: Cerebral Aqueduct?
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The cerebral aqueduct is a canal which connects the third and fourth ventricles.

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  1. Function: Inferior Colliculi?
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Auditory Relay nuclei

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  1. Function: Superior Colliculi?
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Visual Reflexes

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  1. Function: Tectum?
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The tectum (roof) of the midbrain is formed by the superior colliculi (involved in visual reflexes) and inferior colliculi (auditory relay nuclei).

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  1. Function: Thalamus?
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Important relay & integration centre for both motor & sensory info en route to the cerebral cortex.

Also involved in regulating overall activity levels in the cortex.

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  1. Function: Lateral Ventricle?
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Produces and contains CSF.

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  1. Function: Interventricular Foramen?
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(aka Foramen of Monro) Allows CSF to circulate from the Lateral Ventricle into the 3rd Ventricle

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  1. Function: Hypothalamus?
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Involved in maintenance of homeostasis, regulation of feeding, drinking & sexual activity, circadian rhythms and emotional expression.

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  1. Function: Optic Chiasm?
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Formed by the partial decussation of the optic nerve fibres, ensuring that the visual fields of both eyes are represented bilaterally in the visual cortex.

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  1. Function: Straight Sinus?
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Formed by union of great cerebral v. and inf. sagittal sinus, drains blood from the deep structures of the brain to the confluence of the sinuses.

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  1. Function: Parietal Lobe?
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Involved in the recognition of somatosensory stimuli and in the integration of visual, somatosensory & auditory info.

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  1. Function: Marginal Sulcus?
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Forms the posterior boundary of the Paracentral Lobule.

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  1. Function: Paracentral Lobule?
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Includes the primary motor & somatosensory areas for the leg & foot.

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  1. Function: Anterior Commissure?
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Contains fibres which link the cortex of the temporal lobe of one side with the corresponding area on the opposite side, as well as fibres linking the olfactory tract of one side with the olfactory tract & bulb of the opposite side.

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  1. Function: Brainstem?
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Involved in regulation of autonomic activity, consciousness and the maintenance of equilibrium.

Also contains ascending & descending tracts as well as cranial nerve nuclei.

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  1. Function: Frontal Lobe
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Controls voluntary movements of the opposite side of the body (primary & premotor areas) and is important in the determination of mood, emotional responses, motivation and anxiety levels (prefrontal area).

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  1. Function: Hypophysis?
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(aka Pituitary Gland) Produces a number of hormones including TSH, GH, ACTH, FSH, LH and Prolactin.

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  1. Function: Mammillary Bodies?
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Component of the limbic system and is known to play a role in the formation of memory.

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  1. Function: Superior Cistern
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(aka Quadrigeminal Cistern) Part of the Subarachnoid Space, between the splenium of the corpus callosum and the midbrain.

It is traversed by the great cerebral vein.

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