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Nervous System Terms
Anatomy & Physiology 3410 with Saul at University of Colorado Boulder
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By: Savannah Lavenstein
Created: 2012-04-29
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Cortex
Outer layer of organ
(cerebral cortex)
(cerebral cortex)
Gurus (gyri)
Prominent fold or ridge
(pre-central gyrus)
(pre-central gyrus)
Sulcus (sulci)
Groove, furrow
(central sulcus)
(central sulcus)
Fissure
Deep depression or inward folds of brain
(transverse fissure)
(transverse fissure)
Cerebral or cerebellar lobe
Lobes of brain or cerebellum
(occipital lobe)
(occipital lobe)
White matter
Myelinated
(corpus callosum)
(corpus callosum)
Grey matter
Non-myelinated
(thalamus)
(thalamus)
Fiber tract
Bundle of axons in CNS
(fornix, corpus callosum)
(fornix, corpus callosum)
Nerve
Bundle of axons outside CNS
(optic nerve)
(optic nerve)
Nerve plexus
Interwoven network of nerves from ventral ramus
(brachial plexus)
(brachial plexus)
Nucleus (within CNS)
Mass of grey matter in CNS
(caudate nucleus)
(caudate nucleus)
Ganglion
Collection of nerve cell bodies outside of CNS
(dorsal root)
(dorsal root)
White matter vs grey matter
Myelinated vs non myelinated
Fiber tracts/cell processes vs nerve cell bodies
Fiber tracts/cell processes vs nerve cell bodies
Top bump of corpora quadrigemina
Superior colliculus
Bottom part of corpora quadrigemina
Inferior colliculus
Fiber tracts from cerebrum to brain stem, motor tracts that send motor commands thru brain stem
Cerebral peduncles
Runs diagonally on cerebral peduncles
Crus cerebri of cerebral peduncles
What connects anterior commissure to corpus callosum
Fornix
What is the stalk that connects the pituitary gland?
Infundibulum
Bumps on cerebellum
Folia
Outer most double layered membrane of brain (periosteal layer and meningeal layer)
Dura mater (durable)
Grey spidery meninge
Middle layer arachnoid mater
Inner most meninge
Pia mater
What structures protect the brain?
Cranium
Meninges
Fluid cushion
Meninges
Fluid cushion
The dura mater extends into the transverse fissures as
Tentorium cerebelli
Dura mater extends into the longitudinal fissures as
Falx cerebri
What is contained between the two layers of dura mater
Dural sinuses
What supplies frontal lobes?
Anterior cerebral artery and middle cerebral artery
What supplies parietal lobes?
Anterior cerebral and middle cerebral arteries
What supplies midbrain and temporal lobes?
Middle cerebral artery
What supplies occipital lobes
Posterior cerebral arteries
Basilar arteries supply what?
Pons and medulla oblongata
Spinal cord is supplied by what artery?
Vertebral artery
Sits in longitudinal fissure
Superior saggital sinus
Inferior sagittal sinus
Runs across top of corpus callosum
Straight sinus
Runs across top of cerebellum
Transverse sinus
Wraps around side
Confluence of sinuses
Where straight and superior sagittal sinuses drain
Denticulate ligaments
Connect spinal cord to dura mater
Why are there cervical and lumbar enlargements?
To accommodate more sensory/motor nerves
Function of filum terminale
To fasten spinal cord to spinal column
What is the cauda equina
A number of nerve fibers
Where is and what is epidural space?
Anterior to vertebra bone, space containing fat
Sensory input received by which horns of grey matter?
Dorsal horns
Motor input sent through which horns?
Ventral horns
Where are lateral horns located?
Thoracic and superior lumbar regions
What do spinal columns (funiculi) contain?
Fiber tracts
Trigeminal nerve is made up of what?
Ophthalmic (sup orbital fissure)
Maxillary (foramen rotundum)
Mandibular (foramen ovale)
Maxillary (foramen rotundum)
Mandibular (foramen ovale)
Which cranial nerves enter through the superior orbital fissure?
Oculomotor
Trochlear
Trigeminal (ophthalmic)
Abducens
Trochlear
Trigeminal (ophthalmic)
Abducens
Which cranial nerves enter through the internal acoustic meatus?
Facial
Vestibulocochlear
Vestibulocochlear
Which cranial nerves enter through the jugular foramen?
Glossopharyngeal
Vagus
Spinal accessory
Vagus
Spinal accessory
About this deck
By: Savannah Lavenstein
Created: 2012-04-29
Size: 51 flashcards
Views: 8
Created: 2012-04-29
Size: 51 flashcards
Views: 8
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