front 1 Spinal Cord | back 1 carries information from the brain to the body and from the body to the brain |
front 2 Medulla | back 2 Controls autonomic functions (breathing, HR, etc.) |
front 3 Pons | back 3 Sends signals to cerebellum and forebrain. Mediates sleep and arousal. |
front 4 Midbrain | back 4 Regulates eye movement and pupil dilation. Assists in motor control. |
front 5 Hypothalamus | back 5 regulates autonomic nervous system; synthesizes hormones; regulates body temp, thirst, hunger, circadian rhythm |
front 6 Meninges | back 6 Protects the brain and spinal cord |
front 7 Cerebrospinal Fluid | back 7 Protects brain and spinal cord, delivers nutrients to nervous tissue, removes waste products from cerebral metabolism |
front 8 Cerebellum | back 8 Fine motor control, motor coordination |
front 9 Cerebellar Vermis | back 9 Proprioception |
front 10 Cerebellar Hemispheres | back 10 Motor control |
front 11 Cerebrum | back 11 Movement, sensory processing, olfaction, language and communication, learning and memory |
front 12 Frontal Lobe | back 12 Reasoning, personality, attention |
front 13 Parietal Lobe | back 13 Processing sensory info from the body, processing spatial info and language |
front 14 Temporal Lobe | back 14 Processing and perceiving sound, memory |
front 15 Occipital Lobe | back 15 Processing and perceiving vision |
front 16 Medial Longitudinal Fissure (S) | back 16 Divides the cerebrum into the left and right hemisphere |
front 17 Gyri (S) | back 17 Increase the surface area of the brain and allow it to fit within the confines of the skull. |
front 18 Sulcus (S) | back 18 Increase the surface area of the brain and allow it to fit in the confines of the skull. |
front 19 Rhinal Fissure (S) | back 19 Divides the cerebrum from the underlying structures |
front 20 Sylvian Fissure (S) | back 20 Divides the frontal lobe from the temporal lobe |
front 21 Pyriform Lobe | back 21 Processing of olfactory sensory info |
front 22 Optic Chiasm (S) | back 22 Part of the brain where the optic nerves partially cross |
front 23 Pyramidal Tract (S) | back 23 Relay information between the cerebral cortex and the spinal cord. |
front 24 Olfactory Bulb (I) | back 24 Perception and processing of odors (Sensory). |
front 25 Vestibulo-cochlear (VIII) (F) | back 25 Balance and hearing (Sensory) |
front 26 Optic (II) | back 26 Transmits sensory info from the eye (Sensory). |
front 27 Oculomotor (III) | back 27 Innervates muscles that move the eye (except the superior oblique and lateral rectus). Also controls eyelid elevation and pupillary constriction/accommodation (Motor). |
front 28 Trochlear (IV) | back 28 Innervates superior oblique muscle of the eye, responsible for both lateral and vertical eye movement (Motor). |
front 29 Trigeminal (V) | back 29 Innervates muscles responsible for mastication, transmits sensory
info from face (Mixed). |
front 30 Abducens (VI) | back 30 Innervates lateral rectus muscle of the eye, responsible for lateral eye movement (Motor). |
front 31 Facial (VII) (F) | back 31 Innervates muscles of scalp and face. Taste. (Mixed) |
front 32 Glossopharyngeal (IX) (F) | back 32 Innervates small muscle of pharynx and parotid gland (salivary
production). Sensation from pharynx. (Mixed) |
front 33 Vagus (X) (F) | back 33 Innervates pharyngeal muscles, vocal cords, larynx, heart, lungs,
digestive organs. Sensory info from the viscera of abdomen and chest. (Mixed) |
front 34 Spinal Accessory Nerve (XI) | back 34 Motor: controls the muscles of the neck and shoulders |
front 35 Hypoglossal (XII) (F) | back 35 Motor: controls the muscles of the tongue |
front 36 Cerebellum (sagittal view) | back 36 Fine motor control, motor coordination |
front 37 Thalamus (sagittal view) | back 37 Relays sensory info to cerebrum |
front 38 Midbrain (sagittal view) | back 38 Regulates eye movement and pupil dilation. Assists in motor control. |
front 39 Pons (sagittal view) | back 39 Sends signals to cerebellum and forebrain. Mediates sleep and arousal. |
front 40 Medulla (sagittal view) | back 40 Controls autonomic functions (breathing, HR, etc.) |
front 41 Choroid Plexus (F) | back 41 produces CSF |
front 42 Septum Pellucidum (F) | back 42 Thin layer that separates L and R lateral ventricles |
front 43 Corpus Callosum (sagittal view) | back 43 relays info between L and R hemispheres of cerebrum |
front 44 Pineal Body (sagittal view) | back 44 Produces melatonin. Regulates circadian rhythm. |
front 45 Superior Colliculus (sagittal view) | back 45 Receives input from eyes. Controls eye movements |
front 46 Inferior Colliculus (sagittal view) | back 46 relay station for auditory info en route to thalamus. Receives input from ears. |
front 47 Lateral Ventricle (sagittal view) | back 47 |
front 48 3rd Ventricle (sagittal view) | back 48 |
front 49 4th Ventricle (sagittal view) | back 49 |
front 50 Cerebral Aqueduct (sagittal view) | back 50 The CSF-filled space within each cerebral hemisphere. |
front 51 Fibers of the Internal Capsule (coronal view) (S) | back 51 |
front 52 Corona Radiata (coronal view) (S) | back 52 |
front 53 Medial Longitudinal Fissure (coronal view) | back 53 |
front 54 Corpus Callosum (coronal view) | back 54 relays info between L and R hemispheres of cerebrum |
front 55 Caudate Nucleus (coronal view) | back 55 involved in motor coordination |
front 56 Lateral Ventricles (coronal view) (S) | back 56 |
front 57 Third Ventricle (coronal view) (S) | back 57 |
front 58 Septum Pellucidum (coronal view) | back 58 Separates left and right lateral ventricles |
front 59 Hippocampus (coronal view) | back 59 Learning and Memory |
front 60 Hypothalamus (coronal view) | back 60 regulates autonomic nervous system; synthesizes hormones; regulates body temp, thirst, hunger, circadian rhythm |
front 61 Rhinal Fissure (coronal view) | back 61 |
front 62 Pyriform Lobe (coronal view) | back 62 processes scent (olfaction) |
front 63 What 2 structures are part of the mid-brain? | back 63 superior colliculus and inferior colliculus |
front 64 What 3 layers comprise the meninges? | back 64 dura matera, arachnoid mater, and pia mater |
front 65 What 2 structures form the cerebellum? | back 65 cerebellar vermis, cerebellar hemisphere |
front 66 What 4 lobes make the cerebrum? | back 66 frontal, parietal, temporal and occipital |
front 67 Gray Matter (S) | back 67 Location: Regions of the brain unmyelinated neurons, neuronal cells |
front 68 White Matter (S) | back 68 Location: Regions of the brain with myelinated neurons |
front 69 What structure separates the left and right | back 69 septum pellucidum |
front 70 Name two cranial nerves that are purely | back 70 Vestibulo-cochlear (VIII), Optic Nerve, Olfactory |
front 71 Which structure produces melatonin? | back 71 Pineal gland |
front 72 Which structure relays information between the | back 72 Corpus Callosum |
front 73 The cerebral aqueduct connects which two | back 73 Third and Fourth |
front 74 One of your 12 cranial nerves is severed, | back 74 Trigeminal Nerve |
front 75 The parietal lobe is X to the temporal lobe, and is | back 75 dorsal, sensory integration |
front 76 The arachnoid mater is the X of the meninges and serves to X. | back 76 2nd layer; protect the brain. |
front 77 The X nerve carries visual information to the brain and is X to the hypothalamus. | back 77 optic; anterior/rostral |
front 78 The X nerves are responsible for eye | back 78 oculomotor/trochlear/abducens; optic |
front 79 Both the X and X nerves transmit sensory | back 79 facial and glossopharyngeal |
front 80 Thalamus (coronal view) | back 80 relays sensory info to the cerebrum |