Gross Anatomy
Thick, outermost layer of meninges
What is dura mater?
The mammalian cortex is unique for having this organization.
What is 6-layered cortex?
These structures are located at the base of the brain and are involved in memory and emotional processing.
What are the the mammilary bodies?
This sulcus separates the frontal and parietal lobes.
What is the central sulcus?
The Precentral Gyrus contains this brain area
What is Primary Motor (M1)?
This structure, often referred to as the "master gland," regulates many of the body's hormonal functions.
What are the the pituitary gland?
This membrane is located between the dura mater and the pia mater and contains the cerebrospinal fluid.
What is the arachnoid mater?
This developmental brain vesicle will eventually form the cerebrum
What is telencephalon?
The is structure in the hypothalamus regulates the body's circadian rhythms based on light input from the retina.
What is the suprachiasmatic nucleus?
This deep groove marks the division between the occipital and temporal lobes.
What is the lateral sulcus / sylvian fissure?
This gyrus sits directly superior to the corpus callosum
What is the cingulate gyrus?
This part of the brain is responsible for coordinating voluntary movement and maintaining posture and balance.
What is the cerebellum?
Internal carotid and vertebrobasilar arteries anastomose here
What is the circle of willis?
These three structures form the walls of the diencephalon
What is the thalamus, hypothalamus, and epithalamus?
The geniculate body which is part of the visual pathway
What is the lateral geniculate nucleus (LGN)?
This sulcus separates SPL from S1
What is the postcentral sulcus?
Damage to the fusiform gyrus would impair recognition of these.
What are faces?
This philosophical view suggests that consciousness is a fundamental property of all matter, even at the level of atoms and particles
What is panpsychism?
This structure connects the third and fourth ventricles.
What is the cerebral aqueduct?
This structure is the first to form during early neural development and serves as the foundation for the central nervous system.
What is the neural plate?
This thalamic nucleus serves as the relay station for auditory information before it reaches the auditory cortex.
What is the medial geniculate nucleus (MGN)?
This sulcus contains V1 and divides the upper and lower visual fields.
What is the calcarine fissure?
This structure, found in the occipital lobe, plays a key role in processing visual stimuli, particularly in recognizing letters and numbers
What is lingual gyrus?
This structure is also called the adenohypophysis.
What is the anterior pituitary?
This pair of structures forms the lateral walls of the third ventricle.
what are thalami?
This term describes the deviation of brain size from that expected based on body size.
What is encephalization quotient?
The chief somatosensory relay station of the thalamus.
What is the ventral posterior nucleus?
The Frontal Eye Fields are located at the intersection of these two sulci
What are the Superior Frontal Sulcus and the Precentral Sulcus?
This gyrus sits at the juncture of the Intraparietal Sulcus and Transverse Occipital Sulcus
What is the angular gyrus?
This brain circuit begins and ends with the hippocampus, connecting the fornix, mammillary bodies, anterior thalamic nucleus, and cingulum
What is the Papez Circuit?