Parts of the Brain Flashcards
(47 cards)
1
Q
Dorsal
A
back
2
Q
Ventral
A
stomach
3
Q
Anterior
A
front
4
Q
Posterior
A
rear
5
Q
Superior
A
up
6
Q
Inferior
A
down
7
Q
Lateral
A
away from middle
8
Q
Medial
A
toward middle
9
Q
Proximal
A
close
10
Q
Distal
A
far
11
Q
Ipsilateral
A
same side
12
Q
Contralateral
A
opposite side
13
Q
Coronal plane
A
front and back
14
Q
Sagittal plane
A
side
15
Q
Horizontal/Transverse Plane
A
up and down
16
Q
Nucleus
A
neurons in CNS
17
Q
Ganglion
A
neurons outside CNS
18
Q
Central Nervous System
A
brain and spinal cord
19
Q
Peripheral Nervous System
A
outside brain and spinal
20
Q
Somatic Nervous System
A
sensory and voluntary muscles
21
Q
Autonomic Nervous System
A
organs/internal
22
Q
Sympathetic division
A
arousing
23
Q
Parasympathetic divison
A
calming
24
Q
Sensory Nervous System
A
afferent
25
Motor Nervous System
efferent
26
Hindbrain
most down
27
Midbrain
middle
28
Forebrain
top
29
Medulla
vitals: breath, heart, salivation
30
Pons
each side; arousal
31
Cerebellum
back...motor movement
32
Cerebral cortex
most of brain
33
Limbic System
motivation, emotion, aggression
34
Hypothalamus
body temp, hunger, sleep
35
Hippocampus
memory
36
Amygdala
limbic system... end almond
37
Cingulate Gyrus
arch
38
Thalamus
relay station from sensory organ
39
Basal Ganglia
motor, memory, emotion (Parkinsons)
40
Nucleus Basalis
arousal, wakefulness, attention
41
Corpus Callosum
joins the 2 cerebral cortex
42
Occipital Lobe
posterior, visual
43
Parietal Lobe
process info from muscle/joints
44
Postcentral Gyrus
somatosensory cortex
45
Temporal Lobe
sides, auditory
46
Precentral Gyrus
motor cortex
47
Prefrontal Cortex
plan, think, working memory
