Brain Sections Exam Revision(Names And Locations)

Front 1

Somatosensory projection areas can be found in which part of the brain?

Back 1

Parietal lobe

Front 2

Cortical space dedicated to a part of the body in the somatosensory area is?

Back 2

Not proportional to body anatomy but to functional importance of sensitivity of that part of the body

Front 3

What is meant by plasticity of the brain?

Back 3

The brain's anatomy changes constantly

Front 4

Thalamus and Hypothalamus form what?

Back 4

Diencephalon

Front 5

What is the diencephalon?

Back 5

Thalamus and Hypothalamus

Front 6

What is the telencephalon?

Back 6

The forebrain apart from the thalamus and hypothalamus

Front 7

What is a gyrus?

Back 7

A protuberance on the surface of the brain

Front 8

What is a sulcus?

Back 8

A fold or groove that separates one gyrus from another

Front 9

What is a Fissure?

Back 9

A long deep sulcus

Front 10

What is front and back terms in brain context?

Back 10

Rostral and Caudal

Front 11

Forebrain consists of which six structures?

Back 11

Basal ganglia, Corpus Callosum, Cerebral cortex, Limbic system, Thalamus, Hypothalamus

Front 12

Rough brain overview

Back 12

Distinction between brain stem (below cerebral hemispheres), cerebrum (on top of brain stem)

Front 13

The cerebrum has how many hemispheres?

Back 13

2

Front 14

The forebrain can be divided in to which two structures?

Back 14

Diencephalon, Telenecephalon

Front 15

The hindbrain can be divided in to which two structures?

Back 15

Metencephalon, Myelencephalon

Front 16

Frontal lobes are what, in relation to development?

Back 16

Relatively late in development (1st and 2nd birthday in toddlers; late in myelination)

Front 17

Sex differences in brain parts can be seen how?

Back 17

Men are more lateralized in hemisphere used

Front 18

What does lateralisation of function mean?

Back 18

Two halfs of brain have different functions (to a degree)

Front 19

What distinction between areas in brain should be drawn?

Back 19

Between primary and association areas

Front 20

What is in front of central fissure?

Back 20

Motor cortex

Front 21

Where is motor cortex?

Back 21

In front of central fissure

Front 22

Where is sensory cortex located?

Back 22

Rear of central sulcus

Front 23

What can be found at the rear of the central sulcus?

Back 23

Sensory cortex

Front 24

Interconnected cavities, continuous with spinal canal are called?

Back 24

Ventricles

Front 25

What else are ventricles called?

Back 25

Lumens

Front 26

What are Lumens?

Back 26

Ventricles

Front 27

What are ventricles?

Back 27

Interconnected cavities, continuous with spinal canal

Front 28

What creates protective structure, and supplies blood and cerbro-spinal fluid?

Back 28

Meningeal layers

Front 29

What are meningeal layers?

Back 29

Protective structure, which supplies blood and cerbro-spinal fluid

Front 30

The basal ganglia is linked up with what?

Back 30

Higher cerebral structures

Front 31

Higher cerebral areas are closely linked to what?

Back 31

Basal ganglia

Front 32

The central fissure separates what?

Back 32

Frontal and Parietal Lobe

Front 33

The paritial and the frontal lobe are separated through what?

Back 33

Central fissure

Front 34

Which important nuclei are found in the midbrain?

Back 34

Periaqueductal gray and red nucleus

Front 35

Interior structures are what?

Back 35

Symmetrical, like neocortex

Front 36

What is the cerebellum comprised of?

Back 36

Multi-layered neo-cortex (mainly grey matter), subcortical tissue (white matter)

Front 37

How many nuclei are within the Reticular activating system?

Back 37

Roughly 100

Front 38

Where are the Locus Coerulus and the Raphé Nuclei situated?

Back 38

Reticular Activating System

Front 39

What important nuclei are in the Reticular Activating System?

Back 39

Locus Coeruleus and Rhaphé nuclei

Front 40

What is straddling the hindbrain and the midbrain?

Back 40

Reticular Activating System

Front 41

Where is the Reticular Activating System positioned?

Back 41

Straddling hindbrain and midbrain

Front 42

Sub-cortical structure includes what?

Back 42

Limbic system

Front 43

List the four lobes

Back 43

Paretal, Temporal, Occipital, Frontal

Front 44

A distinction between which parts in the brain can be made?

Back 44

Brain stem and cerebrum

Front 45

The cerebrum can be divided in to which three divisions?

Back 45

Forebrain/prosencephalon, midbrain/ mesencephalon, Hindbrain/ Rhombencephalon

Front 46

Hindbrain consists of what?

Back 46

Medulla, Pons, Cerebellum

Front 47

Limbic systems includes which 5 structures?

Back 47

Olfectory bulb, Hippocampus, Amygdala, Cingulate Gyrus of the Cerebral Cortex

Front 48

Which area is the main source of input to the cerebral cortex?

Back 48

Thalamus

Front 49

What are laminae?

Back 49

Layers of cell bodies that are parallel to the surface of the cortex

Front 50

What are columns?

Back 50

Cells of the cortex perpendicular to the laminae

Front 51

Frontal lobe contains which two sections?

Back 51

Primary motor cortex and Prefrontal cortex

Front 52

Hindbrains contains?

Back 52

Medulla, pons and cerebellum

Front 53

Midbrain structure?

Back 53

Tectum (roof), Tegementum, Substantia nigra

Front 54

Tectum has which two structures?

Back 54

Superior and inferior colliculus