Brain Development
The brain and spinal cord begin as an embryonic structure called the...
Neural tube
What seperates the cerebral hemispheres?
The median longitudinal fissure
A mass of gray matter in the diencephalon of the brain that consists of bilateral egg shaped nuclei
The Thalamus
Largest midbrain nuclei
Corpora Quadrigemina
How much brain mass does the cerebellum account for?
11%
The Prosencephalon is also known as the...
Forebrain
What separates the cerebral hemispheres from the cerebellum?
The transverse cerebral fissure
Caps the brain stem and forms the inferolateral walls of the third ventricle
Hypothalamus
The ___ is the bulging brain stem region wedged between the midbrain and the medulla oblongata.
Pons
Functional brain system involved in emotional response and memory formation.
Limbic system
The midbrian is known as the...
Mesencephalon
What separates the frontal lobe from the parietal lobe?
The central sulcus
What is the most dorsal portion of the diencephalon that forms the roof of the third ventricle?
The Epithalamus
The most inferior part of the brain stem.
Medulla
Patients with lesions involving ___ can understand language but have difficulty speaking.
Broca’s area
The hindbrain (Rhombencephalon) constricts to form both the...&....
Metencephalon & Myelencephalon
What is known as the "executive suite" of the nervous system?
The cerebral cortex
Gland that secretes the hormone melatonin.
The pineal gland
Head and eye movements associated with visual and auditory reflexes are controlled by which brainstem region?
Midbrain
Absence of brain waves is clinical evidence of ___?
Brain death
In utero, by week ___, the continued growth of the cerebral hemispheres causes their surfaces to crease and fold into convolutions.
26
What is the region involved in perceiving taste stimuli?
The Gustatory Cortex.
A stalk of tissue that connects the pituitary glad to the hypothalamus.
The infundibulum
What contains the functional groups of both the cardiovascular center & the respiratory center?
The medulla
Outermost and toughest membrane covering the brain and spinal cord.
Dura Mater