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16 Cards in this Set
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White matter |
Myelinated axons |
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Ventricles |
inside brain filled with cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) |
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Cranial meninges |
Three layers of connective tissue / Dura mater, Arachnoid, & pia mater |
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Dura mater |
Is an external tough, dense irregular tissue layer composed of two fibrous layers (thickest) |
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Arachnoid mater |
lies external to the pia mater |
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Pia mater |
thin layer lining to the brain |
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Cerebrum |
corpus callosum & central sulcus |
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Corpus callosum |
mass of axons connecting cerebral hemispheres |
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Central sulcus |
between the frontal & parietal lobes |
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Functional areas of the cerebrum |
Motor cortex, somatosensory cortex, auditory cortex, & visual cortex |
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Motor cortex |
frontal lobe |
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Somatosenary cortex |
parietal lobe |
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Auditory Cortex |
temporal lobe |
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Visual cortex |
occipital lobe |
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Thalamus |
Relay center |
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Hypothalamus |
control center : endocrine, autonomic NS, body temp, & hunger/ thirst |
