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Lab 5 Quiz
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Anatomy
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10/16/2011

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4 Major lobes of cerebral hemisphere
Definition
frontal
parietal
temporal
occipital
Term
Gyrus
Definition
rounded convolution
Term
Sulcus
Definition
shallow groove
Term
Fissure
Definition
deeper groove
Term
Longitudinal fissure
Definition
divides R and L hemispheres
Term
Lateral sulcus
Definition
separates temporal lobe from frontal and parietal lobes
Term
Lateral ventricles
Definition
cavities found deep within each cerebral hemisphere, contain CSF
Term
Frontal eye fields
Definition
located in the precentral gyrus of the frontal lobe; motor cortex
Term
Parieto-occipital sulcus
Definition
on medial aspect of brain, separates the parietal lobe from the occipital lobe
Term
Striate (visual) cortex
Definition
lies on medial aspect of the occipital lobe and surrounds the calcarine fissure
Term
Calcarine fissure
Definition
runs from the posterior pole of the occipital lobe to the parieto-occipital sulcus and divides the striate cortex into two parts
Term
Cuneus gyrus
Definition
upper part of the striate cortex
Term
Lingual gyrus
Definition
lower part of the striate cortex
Term
corpus callosum
Definition
wide band of transverse fibers connecting the two hemispheres
Term
septum pellucidum
Definition
a partition separating the anterior portions of the lateral ventricles
Term
Anterior commissure
Definition
bundle of fibers connecting the two hemispheres
Term
lamina terminalis
Definition
thin anterior wall of the third ventricle
Term
fornix
Definition
fibrous band connecting the two hemispheres
Term
posterior commissure
Definition
bundle of fibers connecting the two hemispheres; part of pupillary light pathway
Term
pineal body
Definition
neuroendocrine gland
Term
thalamus
Definition
large ovoid nucleus that forms part of the lateral walls by the third ventricle
Term
hypothalamus
Definition
inferior to the thalamus, forms the floor and part of the lateral walls of the third ventricle
Term
third ventricle
Definition
cavity filled with CSF and surround by part of the hypothalamus
Term
interventricular foramen
Definition
connects the third and lateral ventricles
Term
cerebral aqueduct
Definition
connects third and fourth ventricles
Term
choroidal plexus
Definition
vascular membrane that produces the CSF and is located in each of the ventricles
Term
midbrain
Definition
connects the pons and cerebellum with the cerebral hemispheres
Term
superior and inferior colliculi
Definition
referred to as the tectum and distinctly subdivided into paired rounded elevations
Term
corpora quadrigemina
Definition
the four colliculi are known collectively as this
Term
medulla (oblongata)
Definition
traversed by fiber tracts that interconnect these and other parts of the CNS
Term
pons
Definition
traversed by fiber tracts that interconnect these and other parts of the CNS
Term
cerebellum
Definition
lies posterior to the pons and medulla and its medial portion is separated from these structures by the cavity of the fourth ventricle
Term
fourth ventricle
Definition
somewhat tent-shaped space situated ventral to the cerebellum and dorsal to the pons and cranial half of the medulla
Term
cerebral aqueduct
Definition
connects the fourth and third ventricles
Term
pituitary gland
Definition
neuroendocrine gland suspended from the floor of the hypothalamus by the infundibulum
Term
infundibulum
Definition
stalk of the pituitary
Term
optic chiasm
Definition
juncture where the two optic nerves meet and is attached to the floor of the hypothalamus
Term
cerebral peduncles
Definition
two large structures on the ventral surface of the midbrain, arise from the pons and diverge from one another as they disappear medial to the optic tract
Term
interpeduncular fossa
Definition
the space that lies between the cerebral peduncles
Term
mamillary bodies
Definition
the rostral boundary of the interpeduncular fossa is formed by the posterior surface of the mamillary bodies
Term
optic tract
Definition
fibers leaving the chiasm form this, they wrap around the cerebral peduncles and terminate in the lateral geniculate nucleus
Term
pyramid
Definition
on the ventral surface of the medulla, lies just lateral to the central anterior groove on the medulla

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olive
Definition
a prominence lateral to the pyramid

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Term
basal ganglia
Definition
grey matter of within the cerebral hemispheres

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Term
caudate
Definition
C-shaped in basal ganglia

http://www.brainleadersandlearners.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/basalganglia.jpg
Term
putamen
Definition
outside and inside of basal ganglia

http://brainmind.com/images/BrainMindbasalGanglia.jpg
Term
global pallidus
Definition
inside of basal ganglia (diff color)

http://www.profelis.org/amc/ap1/gifs/basal-ganglia_normal.gif
Term
CN I nerve and foramen
Definition
olfactory n.
olfactory foramen of cribriform plate
Term
CN II nerve and foramen
Definition
optic nerve
optic foramen
Term
CN III nerve and foramen
Definition
oculomotor
superior orbital fissure
Term
CN IV nerve and foramen
Definition
trochlear n.
superior orbital fissure
Term
CN V nerve and foramen
Definition
trigeminal n.
-ophthalmic branch -> superior orbital fissure
-maxillary branch -> foramen rotundum
-mandibular branch -> foramen ovale
Term
CN VI nerve and foramen
Definition
Abducens n.
superior orbital fissure
Term
CN VII
Definition
Facial n.
internal auditory meatus
Term
CN VIII
Definition
vestibulochoclear n.
internal auditory meatus
Term
CN IX
Definition
glossopharyngeal n.
jugular foramen
Term
CN X
Definition
Vagus n.
jugular foramen
Term
CN XI
Definition
spinal accessory n.
jugular foramen
Term
CN XII
Definition
hypoglossal n.
hypoglassal foramen
Term
lateral geniculate nucleus
Definition
small nuclear complex distinguishable as a small projection from the inferior aspect of the posterior region of the lateral thalamus
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