What is the main function of the cerebrum?
Controls higher brain functions such as thinking, memory, sensory processing, voluntary movement, and emotions.
What is the function of the optic nerve?
Transmits visual information from the retina in the eye to the brain, enabling the perception of sight.
What is the function of the dura mater?
provide a protective, durable outer layer that shields the brain and spinal cord from physical damage and helps contain cerebrospinal fluid.
What is the location of the Gastrocnemius?
large muscle located in the lower leg, forming the bulk of the calf, and it helps with plantar flexion of the foot and bending the knee.
What is the mnemonic to remember the cranial nerves?
Oh, Oh, Oh, To Touch And Feel Very Good Velvet, AH!
What is the function of the cerebellum?
Coordinates voluntary movements, balance, posture, and motor learning.
What does the oculomotor nerve do?
Controls most of the eye's movements, including those for pupil constriction, eyelid elevation, and focusing. It also controls the muscles that move the eye up, down, and inward.
What is the function of the pia mater?
protect and nourish the nervous tissue by facilitating the exchange of nutrients and waste through the blood-brain barrier.
Where are the internal obliques located?
On the side and front of the abdomen, beneath the external oblique.
What is the homunculus?
It's how your brain sees your body
What is the function of the pons?
regulating breathing, communication between different parts of the brain, and controlling sleep and arousal.
Where is the trigeminal nerve located?
Located in the brainstem, specifically emerging from the pon
Where is the arachnoid mater located?
The middle layer of the meninges, located between the dura mater and pia mater, contains the space filled with cerebrospinal fluid.
What is the function of the Teres Major?
Assist in the internal rotation, adduction, and extension of the arm at the shoulder joint.
Cerebrum
What is the function of the thalamus?
Relays sensory and motor signals between the brain and spinal cord and acts as a relay station for sensory information to the appropriate areas of the brain.
Where is the facial nerve located?
originates in the pons
What are the ventricles?
Fluid-filled cavities in the brain that produce and store cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), which cushions and nourishes the brain and spinal cord.
What is the structure and function of the sartorius?
A long muscle in the thigh that helps flex, abduct, and rotate the hip, as well as flex the knee.
Brain and spinal chord?
What is the function of the midbrain?
Processing sensory information, controlling eye movement, and regulating motor functions, as well as playing a key role in arousal and alertness.
What is the function of the vestibulocochlear nerve?
controls hearing and balance by transmitting sound and equilibrium information from the inner ear to the brain.
What is the function of cerebral spinal fluid?
Cushions and protects the brain and spinal cord, while also removing waste and maintaining a stable environment.
What are these muscles?
Serratus Lateralus
"The drops of rain make a hole in the stone, not by violence, but by oft falling."- Lucretious
With consistent effort, can you pass this exam?
ABSOLUTELY!