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Anatomy and Physiology (H) > The Cerebrum > Flashcards

The Cerebrum Flashcards

1
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The CNS develops from a tissue called what?

A

Ectoderm

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2
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What is the first sign of development?

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The neural plate

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3
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Describe the folding of the neural plate

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The neural plate folds and becomes the neural groove and then the neural tube

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4
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What is the front of the neural tube called?

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Rostal

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5
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What does the rostal develop?

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The brain

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What does the back part of the neural tube develop?

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The spinal cord

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The forebrain is also called what?

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Prosencephalon

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The midbrain is also called what?

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Mesencephalon

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The hindbrain is also called what?

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Rhombencephalon

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10
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What are the four major reasons of the brain?

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  1. Cerebrum
  2. Diencephalon
  3. Brain stem
  4. Cerebellum
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11
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What are the four lobes of the cerebrum?

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  1. Frontal
  2. Parietal
  3. Occipital
  4. Temporal
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12
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The diencephalon is what part of the brain stem?

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Upper end

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13
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What are the four parts of the diencephalon?

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  1. Thalamus
  2. Hypothalamus
  3. Epithalamus
  4. Subthalamus
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What are the two parts of the hypothalamus?

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  1. Amygdala

2. Hippocampus

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What are the four parts of the brain stem?

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  1. Pons
  2. Mindbrain
  3. Medulla Oblongata
  4. Cerebellum
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16
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What is the function of the corpus callosum?

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Connects the left and right sides of the brain

17
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What is a gyrus?

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A bump in the folds of the cerebral cortex

18
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What is a sulcus?

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A groove which separates the gyri

19
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What is a fissure?

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A deeper groove

20
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The transverse fissure divides what?

A

The cerebrum and the cerebellum

21
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The longitudinal fissure divides what?

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The two hemispheres of the brain

22
Q

Gray matter (in the cerebral cortex), controls what?

A

Conscious thoughts and actions

23
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What matter is what?

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Bundles of myelin that connect gray matter areas

24
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What is the function of myelin?

A

Acts as an insulator and gives what matter its color

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