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97 Cards in this Set
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Medulla Oblongata |
Continuous with spinal cord through foramen magnum (legs of seahorse) |
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Olives of Medulla |
Rounded structures, sides of medulla (green box) |
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Pyramids of Medulla |
In between olives, anterior surface |
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Superior Cerebellar Peduncles |
Posterior of brain, in front of cerebellum |
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Inferior Cerebellar Peduncles |
Posterior of brain, inferior front of cerebellum |
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Middle Cerebellar Peduncles |
Posterior of brain, middle in front of cerebellum |
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Fourth Ventricle |
Space between peduncles |
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Glossopharyngeal Nerve (CNIX) |
Lateral to olive, superior (on model) |
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Vagus Nerve CN(X) |
Lateral & inferior to olive (on model) |
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Hypoglossal Nerve CN(XII) |
Medial nerve next to olive (on model) |
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Spinal Acessory Nerve |
On bottom of medulla (on model) |
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Pons |
Belly of seahorse |
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Rhomboid Fossa |
Anterior Surface |
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Abducens nerve CN(VI) |
Abs of seahorse most medial (on model) |
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Facial Nerve CN (VII) |
More lateral, thin in middle (on model) |
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Vestibulocochlear nerve |
Most lateral (on model) |
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Trigeminal Nerve CN(V) |
Adjacent to middle peduncle |
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Midbrain |
Neck of seahorse |
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Corpora Quadrigemina |
Back of neck 4 bumps |
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Superior Colliculi |
Top Bumb, 2 sets |
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Inferior Colliculi |
Bottom bump, 2 sets |
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Crus Cerebri |
Mickey mouse's ears |
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Substantia Nigra |
Lines that separate ears from head |
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Cerebral Aqueduct |
Mickeys nose |
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Oculomotor Nerve CN(III) |
Line on base of neck (on model) |
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Trochlear Nerve CN(IV) |
chain on back of necklace, posterior |
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Diencephalon |
Head of seahorse |
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Thalamus |
Mid portion of seahorse head |
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Interthalamic Adhesion |
Yellow button in middle of thalamus |
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Epithalamus |
Long pink portion, like mullet |
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Pineal Gland |
Bulb at end of epithalamus |
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Hypothalamus |
Mouth of seahorse, anterior |
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Infundibulum |
Cherry stem in mouth, cherry is pituitary gland |
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Mammilary Bodies |
Bump under chin |
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Optic Tracts |
Nerves to brain |
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Optic Chiasm |
Crossing |
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Optic Nerves |
To eyes |
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Third Ventricle |
Space between thalamus (purple) |
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Interventricular Foramina |
space between 3rd ventricle and lateral ventricle |
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Choroid Plexus |
Fuzzy grapes, in any ventricle |
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Cerebellum |
Lower back of brain, posterior |
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Cerebellar Hemispheres |
Left + right, biggest part (8) |
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Folia and Fissure |
Folia: ridges, Fissure: space in between |
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Vermis of Cerebellum |
Tissue that connects 2 hemispheres |
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Cerebellar Cortex |
Leaves on tree |
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Arbor Vitae |
Brances of tree |
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Cerebellar Nuclei |
Core of the cerebellum |
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Cerebral Hemispheres |
Big portion |
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Longitudinal Fissure |
Portion dividing left/right |
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Cerebral Cortex |
Outer layer, gray matter |
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Cerebral Gyri |
Ridges on top |
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Cerebral Sulci |
Fissures in brain, grooves |
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Central Sulcus |
starts at longitudinal fissure -> lateral sulcas |
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Lateral Sulcus |
Divides parietal and temporal lobe |
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Parieto-Occipital Sulcus |
Divides pareital and occiptal, posterior |
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Frontal Lobes |
Frontal Poles: most frontal part |
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Pareital Lobes |
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Temporal Lobes |
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Occipital Lobes |
Posterior portion of brain |
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Insula |
Within lateral sulcus, inside |
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Precentral Gyrus |
Anterior of central sulcus (yellow) |
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Postcentral Gyrus |
Posterior of central sulcus (purple) |
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Precentral Sulcus |
Divides Frontal and precentral gyrus (Green) |
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Postcentral Sulcus |
Divides postcentral gyrus and parietal lobe (blue) |
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Corpus Callosum |
Sombrero of seahorse |
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Anterior Commissure |
Bumb on seahorse nose (red) |
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Cingulate Gyrus |
Above sombrero |
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Cingulate Sulcus |
Above gyrus |
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Calcarine Sulcus |
Divides horizontally in occipital lobe |
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Fornix |
On brain cross-section, inferior arch |
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Septum Pellucidum |
Hole under flap |
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Parahippocampal Gyrus |
Under brain stem (green) |
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Uncus |
most anterior point of parahippocampal gyrus |
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Lingual Gyrus |
Posteriro to parahippocampal gyrus |
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Limbic Lobe |
Surrounds brainstem |
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Olfactory Bulbs and Tracts |
Thin shoelace looking thing, transmit smell |
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Lateral Ventricles |
space under flap and on top of flap |
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Septal Nuclei |
Gray matter, middle of fornix |
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Hippocampus |
Cinnamon roll |
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Basal Nuclei |
Gray matter |
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Caudate Nucleus |
medial smaller (red) |
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Lentiform Nucleus |
Lateral larger (pink) |
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Corona Radiata |
All white matter on top, towards cortex |
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Internal Capsule |
White matter that divides basal nuclei |
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Cranial Dura Mater |
Outer Layer, thicker |
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Cranial Arachnoid Mater |
Thin next layer, webbing around brain |
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Cranial Pia Mater |
Layer directly on brain |
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Falx Cerebri |
In between hemispheres |
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Tentorium Cerebelli |
Horizontal separating cerebelluma and cerebrum |
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Falx Cerebelli |
Potential space between cerebellar hemispheres |
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Cranial Meningeal |
Potential space |
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Epidural Space |
Potential Space |
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Subdural Space |
Between dura and arachnoid matter |
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Subarachnoid Space |
Under arachnoid matter |
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Anterior Median Fissure |
opening at front of spinal cord |
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Conus Medullaris |
Thick fibrous end of spinal cord |
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Central Canal |
Groove for canal |