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FUNCTION of brain structures
ch 9 pg 110
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Anatomy
Undergraduate 4
10/08/2017

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arachnoid mater
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protects brain

absorbs CSF
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pia mater
Definition
protects brain
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cerebrum
Definition
perception, cognition, memory, initiates voluntary movement
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what is a sucli
Definition
a brain groove
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what is a gyri
Definition
a brain fold
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frontal lobe
Definition
voluntary motor activity
speech
thinking
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parietal lobe
Definition
integrates sensory input from body surface about external temperature, touch, pressure and pain
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what are pain receptors called
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nociceptor
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temporal lobe
Definition
receive sensory sound input
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occipital lobe
Definition
process visual sensory input
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corpus callosum
Definition
fibers connect cerebral hemispheres
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where are lateral ventricles in relation to the corpus callosum
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lateral ventricles are below the corpus callosum
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olfactory tracts
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carry sensory input about smell
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olfactory bulbs
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receive sensory input from CN 1
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third ventricle is about what brain structure
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the thalamus
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thalamus forms the walls of what
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the 3rd ventricle
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thalamus
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integrates all types of sensory input and relays it to the cerebrum
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hypothalamus
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integrates many homeostatic functions

secretes neurohormones
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infundibulum
Definition
connects hypothalamus and posterior pituitary gland
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pineal gland
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secretes melatonin
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optic nerves
Definition
carry sensory input about vision
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optic chiasm
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some optic nerve fibers cross here
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optic tracts
Definition
carry sensory input about vision
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cerebral aquaduct
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a tunnel linking 3rd and 4th ventricle

leads to arbor vitae
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corpora quadrigemina
Definition
has visual and auditory reflex centers

attachment site of CN IV
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cerebral peduncles
Definition
contain fibers that carry motor output from the cerebrum to other regions of CNS

attachment site of CN 3
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cerebellum
Definition
smooths and coordinates sk. muscles movements
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what is the vermis
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midline portion of the cerebellum
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what are cerebellar hemispheres separated by?
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the vermis
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what did of matter is arbor vitae made of
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arbor vitae is a pattern of white matter
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pons
Definition
contains respiratory centers

has fiber tracts that connect the cerebrum to the cerebellum and to the spinal cord

attachment site for CN 5, 6 and 7
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medulla oblongata
Definition
controls respiration and heart rate

faber tracts carry motor output from midbrain to spinal cord

CN 8 attaches at pons-medulla border

CN 9, 10, 11 and 12 connect to medulla oblongata
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fourth ventricle
Definition
continuous with cerebral aqueduct and central canal

[triangle shaped space]
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dura mater
Definition
protects spinal cord and brain
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arachnoid mater
Definition
protects spinal cord and absorbs cerebrospinal fluid
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pia mater
Definition
protects spinal cord & brain
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dorsal roots
Definition
fibers carry sensory input
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dorsal root ganglia
Definition
location of cell bodies of sensory neurons

[a swelling on the dorsal root]
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ventral roots
Definition
fibers of it carry motor output
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cervical spinal nerves
Definition
convey sensory input and motor output
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cervical enlargement
Definition
attachment site of the nerves innervating the upper limbs
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dura mater is an __________ membrane
Definition
inelastic
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dural septa
Definition
prevent excessive movement of brain within the cranial cavity
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what dural septa wall is between the cerebrum and the cerebellum?
Definition
tentorium cerebelli
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cranial nerve 1
Definition
smell (olfaction)
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cranial nerve 2
Definition
vision
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internal carotid arteries
Definition
supplies orbits blood and 80% of blood for cerebrum
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diaphragma sellae
Definition
dura mater overlying sella turcica; covers pituitary gland, has hole that infundibulum passes through
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cranial nerve III
Definition
eye movement

pupil constriction

focusing
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cranial nerves IV
Definition
eye movement
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cranial nerves V
Definition
mastication and sensation from the face
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cranial nerves VI
Definition
movement of the eyes
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cranial nerve VII
Definition
facial expression and gustation
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cranial nerve VIII
Definition
hearing and equilibrium
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cranial nerve IX
Definition
gustation

sensation of pharynx

swallowing
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cranial nerve X
Definition
gustation

visceral sensation

visceral muscle movement
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cranial nerve XI
Definition
movement of head and shoulders
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cranial nerve XII
Definition
tongue movement (swallowing & speech)
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vertebral arteries
Definition
supply the cervical part of the spinal cord and brain with blood
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medulla oblongota
Definition
breathing, heart and blood vessel function
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posterior pituitary gland is composed of what kind of tissue
Definition
nervous tissue
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hypothalamus is composed of what kind of tissue
Definition
nervous tissue
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anterior pituitary gland is composed of what kind of tissue
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epithelial tissue
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select which produce hormones

hypothalamus
anterior pituitary gland
posterior pituitary gland
infundibulum
Definition
hypothalamus and anterior pituitary gland secrete horomomes
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what neurohormones are produced by hypothalamic neurons
Definition
antidiuretic hormone (ADH) and oxytocin
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how many hormones does the anterior pituitary gland produce
Definition
6
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what do the hormones produced by the anterior pituitary gland do?
Definition
control other endocrine glands
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