Brainscape's Knowledge GenomeTM


Top Flashcards (Certified)
All Flashcards

Brain and behavior > Neuroanatomy Practical > Flashcards

Neuroanatomy Practical Flashcards

(69 cards)

Start Studying
1
Q

Amygdala

A

Fear, reward, salience

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

Anterior Commissure

A

Minor connection between the hemispheres

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

Basal Ganglia

A

Habit learning, reward learning

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

Caudate Nucleus

A

Movement, habit learning, reward learning

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

Central Sulcus

A

Divides the frontal lobe from the parietal lobe

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

Cerebellum

A

Fine movement

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

Cerebral Aqueduct

A

Distributes cerebral spinal fluid from 4th ventricle, under inferior
colliculus, and to third ventricle

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

Cerebrum

A

All outer gray matter

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

Cingulate Gyrus

A

Social valuation, conflict monitoring

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

Cingulate Sulcus

A

Sulcus above the cingulate

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

Claustrum

A

Attention, awareness

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

Corpus Callosum

A

Major connection between the hemispheres

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

Fornix

A

Connects the hippocampus to the mammillary bodies

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

Fourth Ventricle

A

Distributes/stores/produces cerebral spinal fluid under the cerebellum

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

Frontal Lobe

A

Goals and how to achieve them

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

Genu

A

Front of the corpus callosum

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
17
Q

Globus Pallidus

A

Smooth voluntary movement

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
18
Q

Gray Matter

A

Cell bodies

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
19
Q

Gyri (Gyrus)

A

Bulges in the cortex

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
20
Q

Hippocampal Gyrus

A

Memory

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
21
Q

Hippocampus

A

Memory, navigation

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
22
Q

Hypothalamus

A

Regulates hormones to connect the nervous system to the endocrine
system

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
23
Q

Inferior Colliculus

A

Hearing

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
24
Q

Insula

A

Disgust, empathy

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
25
Lateral sulcus
Separates the temporal and frontal lobes
26
Lateral Ventricle
Distributes/stores/produces cerebral spinal fluid
27
Limbic System
Emotion
28
Longitudinal Fissure
Sulcus that separates the hemispheres
29
Mammillary Bodies
Memory
30
Medulla Oblongata
Autonomic functions (breathing, heart rate, etc)
31
Occipital Lobe
Vision
32
Olfactory Bulbs
Smell
33
Optic Chiasm
Where visual signals cross over
34
Optic Nerve
Transmit visual signals from retina to chiasm
35
Optic Tracts
Transmit visual signals from chiasm to V1
36
Orbitofrontal Cortex
Goal directed behavior, decision making
37
Parietal Lobe
Metrics about where/how-many things there are
38
Pineal Gland
Produces melatonin, sleep, circadian rhythm
39
Pituitary Gland (infundibulum)
Hormone regulation (growth, energy regulation, sex hormones, etc)
40
Pons
Automatic actions (respiration, reflexes, swallowing, etc)
41
Posterior Commissure
Minor connection between the hemispheres
42
Primary Motor Cortex
Motor homunculus
43
Primary Somatosensory Cortex
Sensory homunculus
44
Putamen
movement, learning
45
Pyriform cortex (uncus)
Smell
46
Retrosplenial cortex
Memory
47
Rhinal Cortex (entorhinal & perirhinal)
memory
48
Rhinal Fissure
Separates the pyriform cortex from the temporal lobe
49
Septum Pellucidum
Separates lateral ventricles
50
Spinal Cord
Connects brain to body
51
Splenium
Back of the corpus callosum
52
Sulci (Sulcus)
Wrinkles in the cortex
53
Superior Colliculus
Vision
54
Temporal lobe
Memory, audition, speech
55
Thalamus
Central transit hub for sensory signals
56
Third ventricle
Distributes/stores/produces cerebral spinal fluid around the thalamus
57
White matter
Connective fibers
58
Cranial Nerve 1 – Olfactory
Smell
59
Cranial Nerve 2 – Optic
Vision
60
Cranial Nerve 3 – Oculomotor
Eyelid & eye movement
61
Cranial Nerve 4– Trochlear
Turn eyes down and in
62
Cranial Nerve 5 – Trigeminal
Chewing
63
Cranial Nerve 6 – Abducens
Eye to side
64
Cranial Nerve VII – Facial
Taste and face expressions
65
Cranial Nerve VIII – Vestibulocochlear
Hearing and balance
66
Cranial Nerve IX – Glossopharyngeal
Taste
67
Cranial Nerve X – Vagus
Swallowing & talking
68
Cranial Nerve XI – Accessory
Shoulder muscles
69
Cranial Nerve XII – Hypoglossal
Tongue movement

Brain and behavior (9 decks)

Brainscape helps you reach your goals faster, through stronger study habits.
© 2025 Bold Learning Solutions. Terms and Conditions