Brainstem & Cerebellum
Consists of what?
Midbrain, pons, and medulla oblongata
What are the layers deep to superficial?
Pia matter, arachnoid matter, and dura matter
The emotional brain is known as what?
Limbic system
Electrodes attached to head to record brain activity
Electroencephalogram
What does the trochlear nerve control?
Superior oblique eye muscles
What is the bulging region on the anterior brainstem?
Pons
Where is the epidural space?
Between the dura and skull
Which body within the limbic system is most involved in fear?
Amygdaloid
Natural, temporary absence of consciousness
Sleep
What does the trigeminal nerve control?
Receives somatic sensation from face; controls muscles involved in chewing
What is the inferior portion of the brainstem?
Medulla
Inflammation of the brain, most often from viral infections:
Encephalitis
Thin white tract connecting hippocampus with other limbic structures:
Fornix
Mental processes of awareness, knowledge, memory, perception, and thinking
Cognition
What nerve controls lateral rectus muscle that abducts eye?
Abducens
What is the second largest brain area?
Cerebellum
What is CSF?
Cerebrospinal fluid
Arousable only to extreme stimuli
Stupor
Three types of memory
Sensory memory, short term memory, long term memory
Mixed nerve that receives taste and touch from tongue; motor control of pharynx muscle
Glossopharyngeal
What are the three regions of the cerebellum?
Cerebellar cortex, arbor vitae, and deep cerebellar nuclei
What does BBB stand for?
Blood-brain barrier
Lack of though and awareness but noncognitive brain functions
Persistent vegetative state
Emotions are interpreted by the _____ system, but expression controlled by _____ ______
Limbic, prefrontal cortex
What does the accessory nerve control?
Neck, pharynx