Lobes
The largest lobe of the brain that functions in personality characteristics
Frontal Lobe
How many cranial nerve pairs are there?
12
CSF is produced by the ___________, a network of blood vessels in each ventricle
Choroid plexus
Two pairs of arteries supply blood to the brain, 2 internal carotid and 2 ___________
Vertebral arteries
Nervous system arises from which type of tissue? Ectoderm, Mesoderm, or Endoderm
Ectoderm
Middle lobe of the brain that functions in object identification & spatial relationships
Parietal Lobe
What is CN 1, primarily involved in sense of smell?
Olfactor nerve
There are 4 cavities in the brain called ________
Vertebral arteries join together to form the ______________
basilar artery
By which day after conception, is the neural tube formed? Some women may not yet be aware of a pregnancy.
Day 21
This lobe includes two important gray matter structures, the Amygdala that functions in emotion and motivation and the Hippocampus that functions in declarative memory
Temporal Lobe
Which nerve is CN 8, involved in sensation of head position & hearing?
Vestibulocochlear
There are 3 membranous coverings of the brain and spinal cord called _____ that are part of the cerebrospinal fluid system.
Meninges
________ is a loop of blood vessels (anastomosis) near inferior brain that connects major arteries, and circulates blood from anterior and posterior
Circle of Willis
Spinal cord stops growing approx. age
4
This posteriorly located lobe is primarily associated with vision
Occipital Lobe
Most CNs are involved in sensory and motor control of the Head, neck and face. However, CN 10 is involved in visceral (organ) sensation and regulation. Which nerve is CN 10?
Vagus nerve
This meninge is in contact with skull
Dura mater
In the brain all the venous blood from the cerebrum drains into the dural (venous) sinuses, that drain into ______ veins.
jugular
Vertebral column stops growing at age
14-18
This ____ lobe or "system" functions in regulating emotion, memory and stress.
Limbic
This CN 11 elevates shoulders, turns head.
Accessory or Spinal Accessory nerve
The arachnoid mater is the middle meninge and the innermost delicate membrane that adheres to the CNS is called the:___________
Pia mater
Basilar artery divides to become the posterior ______ arteries.
cerebral
The end of the spinal cord tapers off into a cone shape called the _______at the L1-L2 intervertebral space
conus medullaris