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What do we call the functions that are necessary for life?
Vital Functions
What are the four lobes of the brain?
Frontal, Parietal, Temporal, and Occipital
What are the three parts that make up the brainstem?
Midbrain, pons, and medulla oblongata
What is the purpose of cerebrospinal fluid?
To protect and cushion the brain and spinal cord.
What are gyri and sulci?
Hills and valleys
What are bundles of parallel axons and their coverings?
White Mater
Which lobe controls visual senses?
Occipital lobe
Which part of the brainstem controls the vital functions?
Medulla oblongata
Where is 80% of the CSF produced in the brain?
Lateral ventricles
Which structure controls the pituitary gland?
Hypothalamus
What are the collections of neuron cell bodies and their associated neuroglia?
Gray mater
Which lobe controls motor function, smell sense, mood, emotions, foresight, and memory, which encompasses our personality.
Frontal Lobe
Which part of the brainstem allow the cerebrum to "talk" to the cerebellum?
Pons
Where is 20% of the CSF produced?
3rd and 4th ventricles.
Where does the reflex arc occur?
The spinal cord
What is the anatomical crossing over of neurons from left to right?
Decussation
Which lobe controls memory, abstract thought, hearing sense, and smell sense?
Temporal Lobe
Which part of the brainstem has 4 nuclei, 2 for hearing and 2 for sight?
Midbrain
What do we call the place in the arachnoid layer that allows CSF to return the blood in the sinus?
arachnoid granulations
Which two structures make up the diencephalon?
Pons, Midbrain, Medulla oblongata, Thalamus, Hypothalamus
Hypothalamus, Thalamus
What are connections of neuron axons that allow the two hemispheres of the brain to communicate with one another?
Commissures
Which lobe controls all sensory information, mainly touch from all surfaces?
Parietal Lobe
In which part of the brainstem does decussation occur?
Medulla oblongata
What are the three layers that make up the meninges?
dura mater, arachnoid mater, and pia mater
List the following structures from superior to inferior.
Pons, Thalamus, Midbrain, Hypothalamus, Medulla Oblongata
Thalamus, Hypothalamus, Midbrain, Pons, and Medulla Oblongata