251 - Lab Exam 1

Front 1

Central Canal

Back 1

Contains cerebrospinal fluid

Front 2

Dorsal Root

Back 2

Contains sensory axons

Front 3

Ventral Root

Back 3

Contains motor axons

Front 4

Ependyma Cells

Back 4

Produce, circulate and monitor CSF

Front 5

Gray Commissures

Back 5

Crosses from one side of the body to the other

Front 6

Gray Horns

Back 6

Organized into functional groups that contain nuclei

Front 7

Meninges

Back 7

Provide stability, shock absorption

Front 8

Epidural Space

Back 8

Cushions the cord

Front 9

Subarachnoid Space

Back 9

Contains CSF

Front 10

Rami Communicantes

Back 10

Carry visceral sensory motor information to andfrom interceptors, smooth muscle, visceral organs, and glands

Front 11

Dorsal Ramus

Back 11

Carries information to and from the back region of the body

Front 12

Ventral Ramus

Back 12

Carries information to and from the rest of the body wall and limbs

Front 13

Ventral White Commissure

Back 13

Connects the two halves of the cord

Front 14

White Columns

Back 14

Carries information to or from the brain

Front 15

Axon

Back 15

Transmit information to different neurons, muscles and glands

Front 16

Myelin Sheath

Back 16

Support the processes of neurons, increase speed

Front 17

Node of Ranvier

Back 17

Facilitate the rapid conduction of nerve impulses

Front 18

Vasa Verosum

Back 18

Supply the walls of larger arteries and veins with blood

Front 19

Choroid Plexuses

Back 19

Production of cerebrospinal fluid

Front 20

Dural Folds

Back 20

Protect and Support parts of brain, restrict displacement of the brain

Front 21

Dural Sinuses

Back 21

Drain venous blood from the brain

Front 22

Corpus Callosum

Back 22

Integrate motor, sensory and cognitive performances between the cerebral cortex on one side of the brain to the same region on the other side of the brain - allow communication

Front 23

Fornix

Back 23

Tract that connects the hippocampus to the hypothalamus - involved with the brain's memory center

Front 24

Precentral Gyrus

Back 24

Controls the voluntary movements of skeletal muscles

Front 25

Postcentral Gyrus

Back 25

Sense of touch

Front 26

Superior Temporal Gyrus

Back 26

Processing sound

Front 27

Cerebellum

Back 27

Regulates posture and balance

Front 28

Hypophysis

Back 28

secretes hormones from the pituitary gland and helps control growth and blood pressure

Front 29

Infundibulum

Back 29

Passage which pituitary hormones are delivered to deep parts of the brain

Front 30

Hypothalamus

Back 30

Control autonomic functions, and hormone production

Front 31

Mamillary Body

Back 31

Involved with smelling and eating

Front 32

Optic Chiasma

Back 32

Allows for depth perception

Front 33

Pineal Body

Back 33

Secretes the hormone melatonin plays a role in sleep, aging, and reproduction

Front 34

Thalamus

Back 34

Relay and processing centers for sensory information

Front 35

Aqueduct of Midbrain

Back 35

Passage through which cerebrospinal fluid is transferred from the third ventricle to the fourth ventricle and then to the spinal cord

Front 36

Superior Colliculi

Back 36

Reflexes of the head and neck movements, eye tracking

Front 37

Inferior Colliculi

Back 37

Reflexes head and neck, auditory reflexes

Front 38

Pons

Back 38

Relays sensory information

Front 39

Medulla Oblongata

Back 39

Regulation of visceral functions, respiratory, digestive, and cardiovascular

Front 40

Interventricular Foramen

Back 40

Connect the paired lateral ventricles with the third ventricle at the midline of the brain

Front 41

Ventricles

Back 41

Protect and support of the brain