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Gyrus
rounded convolution
Sulcus
shallow groove
Fissure
deeper groove
Longitudinal fissure
divides right & left hemispheres
Lateral sulcus
separates temporal lobe from the frontal & parietal lobes
Lateral ventricles are cavities deep within each ____ ___ containing ___ ___
Cavities deep within each cerebral hemispheres containing cerebrospinal fluid
Central sulcus
separates frontal & parietal lobes
Motor cortex lies in ___ gyrus of ___ lobe
lies in precentral gyrus of frontal lobe
Frontal eye fields location
located in frontal lobe
Sensory cortex located in what lobe
located in parietal lobe
Frontal eye fields function is the center for ___ ___ ___
the center for voluntary eye movements
Auditory cortex located in ___ lobe
located in temporal lobe
Parieto-occipital sulcus
separates parietal from occipital
Striate (Visual) cortex location
lies on medial aspect of occipital lobe
Striate (Visual) cortex surrounds
surrounding calarine fissure
Calarine fissure ___ ___ of ___ ___ to ___-___sulcus
posterior pole of occipital lobe to parieto-occipital sulcus
Calarine fissure divides
and divides striate cortex into 2 parts
Striate cortex two parts
Cuneus gyrus – upper section; Lingual gyrus – lower section
Striate cortex upper section
Cuneus gyrus
Striate cortex lower section
Lingual gyrus
Striate cortex bordering
the psycho visual cortex area
psycho visual cortex area is where ____ of ___ data into the ___ that we call ___ occurs
where integration of visual data into the perception that we call sight occurs
Corpus callosum
wide band of transverse fibers connecting hemispheres
Septum pellucidum
partition separating anterior portions of lateral ventricles
Anterior commissure
bundle of fibers connecting the two hemispheres
Lamina terminalis
thin anterior wall of third ventricle
fibrous band connecting two hemispheres (lies inferior to corpus callosum)
Fornix
Posterior commissure composition
bundle of fibers connecting hemispheres
Posterior commissure part of
part of pupillary light pathway
Pineal body
neuroendocrine gland
Thalamus structure, connects
large ovoid nuclear mass, 2 nuclei connected across third ventricle.
Thalamus forms
forming part of lateral wall of third ventricle
2 thalamic nuclei are connected across the third ventricle by?
significance of adhesion?
1.the inter-thalamic adhesion (mass intermedia)
2. no functional significance known fo this connection
all 1.___ impulses w/ the exception of 2.____ impulses are received by the thalamus
1. sensory
2. olfactory
thalamus role
major role in processing and relaying information
Hypothalamus location
Tissue inferior to thalamus
Hypothalamus forms what in regard to the 3rd ventricle?
forms the floor and the ventral half of the lateral walls of the 3rd ventricle.
Hypothalamus is important in control of what type of activities?
visceral activities
Hypothalamus important in maintenance of what visceral activities? (5)
1. water balance
2. sugar metabolism
3. fat metabolism
4. regulation of body temp
5. regulation of secretions of endocrine glands (all visceral activities)
Hypothalamus is chief
subcortical region for the integration of sympathetic and parasympathetic activities
Third ventricle cavity filled with ___
cavity filled with CSF
Third ventricle surrounded by what?
surrounded in part by hypothalamus
Third ventricle is connected to each of the lateral ventricles by what?
interventricular foramen
Interventricular foramen
connects 3rd ventricle to each of lateral ventricles.
Cerebral aqueduct
connects 4th ventricle to 3rd ventricle
Choroidal plexus function? location?
vascular membrane that produces CSF
located in each ventricles
Midbrain connections
connects the pons and cerebellum with cerebral hemispheres
Dorsal surface of midbrain known as what?
tectum
Tectum (located on the dorsal surface of midbrain) is?
subdivided into paired rounded elevations
1. superior collicui
2. inferior colliculi
Corpora quadrigemina
all four colliculi collectively
Medulla(oblongata) & Pons are transversed by ___ ___ that interconnect these and other parts of ___
Traversed by fiber tracts that interconnect these an other parts of CNS
Medulla(oblongata) & Pons Contain collections of ___ cells that form ___ of several ___ ___
Contain collections of nerve cells that form nuclei of several cranial nerves
Pons inferiorly it is continuous w/ what?
Inferiorly, pons is continous with medulla
inferiority the pons is continuous with the medulla but does what from it by a ___ furrow
demarcated from it in front and on each side by a transverse furrow.
The pons is connected to what? by what?
connected to the cerebellum by middle cerebellar peduncles
The pons contains fibers connecting what with what?
and contains fiber tracts connecting medulla and cerebellum with the upper portions of the brain.
Cerebellum location in regard to pons and medulla
posterior to pons & medulla
Cerebellum's ventral-medial portion separated by?
Medial portion separated by cavity of 4th ventricle
Cerebellum involved in?
Synergic control of skeletal muscles
Cerebellum plays an important role in what?
important role in coordination of voluntary muscular mvts
Fourth ventricle shape
tent shaped
Fourth ventricle location
ventral to cerebellum and dorsal to pons and cranial half of medulla
Fourth ventricle inferior limit is continuous w/ ___ ___ of ____ and ___ ___
Inferior limit is continuous with central canal of medulla and spinal cord
Cerebral aqueduct is continuous w/
continuous (cranially) with 4th ventricle which connects to 3rd ventricle.
cerebellum cranially is continuous with what?
Cerebral aqueduct
Pituitary gland is a ____ gland suspended from ___ of ___ by the ____
neuroendocrine gland suspended from floor of hypothalamus by the infundibulum
Infundibulum
stalk of pituitary
Optic chiasm juncture in regard to optic nerves
juncture where the two optic nerves meet
Optic chiasm attached at the floor of what?
Attached to floor of hypothalamus
Optic chiasm
all fibers from what? pass though what? what fibers cross?
all fibers from retinas pass through chiasm where nasal fibers cross over
Cerebral peduncles location
ventral surface of midbrain
Pons is connected to the cereebellum by what?
middle cerebellar peduncles
Interpeduncular fossa what is it?
the space that lies between cerebral peduncles
rostral boundary of interpeduncular fossa formed by posterior surface
Mamillary bodies
Optic tract fibers leave what? then wrap around what?
fibers leaving chiasm wrap around cerebral peduncles
Optic tract fibers termination
terminate in lateral geniculate nucleus (LGN).
LGN structure is a small ___ complex that projects from the ___ aspect of the ___ region of the ___ ___
small nuclear complex that projects from inferior aspect of posterior region of lateral thalamus.
LGN termination of what? and origin of what?
Termination of retinal axons
origin of optic radiations.
Pyramid location?
ventral surface of medulla
Pyramid lateral to?
just lateral to central anterior groove on medulla
Olive is a prominence lateral to what?
prominence lateral to pyramid
Basal ganglia is a region of ___ matter w/i ___ matter of the ___ ___
region of gray matter within white matter of cerebral hemisphere
Basal ganglia made of what 3 structures? they are lateral to what?
Caudate
Putamen
Globus pallidus
lateral to the thalamus
Olfactory tracts ( CN I) location
inferior to frontal lobes
Optic nerves (CN II) join
join at optic chiasm
Oculomotor nerve (CN III) exits where, through what?
exits from the midbrain through interpeduncular fossa
Trochlear nerve (CN IV) exits THE ___ aspect of the ___ and runs ____ along the ___ surface of the ____
exits the dorsal aspect of the midbrain and runs anteriorly along lateral surface of peduncles.
Trigeminal nerve (CN V) exits
exits pons on its lateral side.
Abducens (CN VI) appears w/i groove b/t what structures
groove between pons and medulla
Facial (CN VII) appears w/i the groove b/t?
groove between pons and medulla
Vestibulocochlear nerves (CN VIII) appears w/i groove b/t what?
groove between pons and medulla
Hypoglossal nerve (CN XII) located on ___ b/t ___ and ___
located on medulla between pyramid and olive
Glossophayrngeal (CN IX) & Vagus (CN X) posterior to what?
posterior to olive
Spinal accessory nerve (CN XI) location
inferior to vagus
CN I
Name
Nucleus Location
Foramen
Olfactory tracts
Olfactory bulb
Olfactory foramia
CN II
Name
Nucleus Location
Foramen
Optic nerve
LGN
Optic canal
CN III
Name
Nucleus Location
Foramen
Occulomotor nerve
Midbrain
Superior Orbital fissure
CN IV
Name
Nucleus Location
Foramen
Trochlear Nerve
Midbrain
Superior Orbital fissure
CN V
Name
Trigeminal Nerve
CN V-opthalmic
Name
Nucleus Location
Foramen
Trigeminal Nerve
Midbrain
Superior Orbital fissure
CN V-maxillary
Name
Nucleus Location
Foramen
Trigeminal Nerve
Pons
Foramen Rotundum
CN V-mandibular
Name
Nucleus Location
Foramen
Trigeminal Nerve
Medulla
Foramen Ovale
CN VI
Name
Nucleus Location
Foramen
Abducens Nerve
Pons
Superior Orbital fissure
CN VII
Name
Nucleus Location
Foramen
Facial Nerve
Pons
Stylomastoid foramen
CN VIII
Name
Nucleus Location
Foramen
Vestibulocochlear
Pons
Internal acoustic foramen
CN IX
Name
Nucleus Location
Foramen
Glossophayrngeal
Pons & Medulla
Jugular foramen
CN X
Name
Nucleus Location
Foramen
Vagus Nerve
Pons & Medulla
Jugular foramen
CN XI
Name
Nucleus Location
Foramen
Spinal Accessory
Medulla, Spinal Cord
Jugular foramen
CN XII
Name
Nucleus Location
Foramen
Hypoglossal
Pons & Medulla
Hypoglossal canal
this is a small nuclear complex distinguishable as a small projection from the inferior aspect of the posterior region of the lateral thalamus
LGN
external geniculate body
LGN
the termination of the retinal axons and the origin of the optic ratdiations
LGN