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Chapter 14 The Brain and Cranial Nerves – Flashcards

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Diencephalon

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What is in between the cerebrum and the brain stem

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Hypothalamus

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The floor of the diencephalon is formed by the

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Metencephalon

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The cerebellum and pons develop from the

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Thalamus

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Sensory information is processed and relayed to the cerebrum by the

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Pons

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The tracts that connect the cerebellum to the brain stem are located in the

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Medulla oblongata

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Autonomic centres that control blood pressure heart rate and digestion are located in the

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A neural cortex is found on the surface of the

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Cerebral hemispheres & cerebellum

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Septum pellucidum

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The thin partition that separates the first and second ventricles is the

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Interventricular foramen

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Each lateral ventricle communicates with the third ventricle through an

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Mesencephalic aqueduct

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The third and fourth ventricles are linked by a slender canal designated as the

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Fourth

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The ventricle associated with the pons and upper medulla is the

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Duran folds

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The dural sinuses are located in the

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Pia mater

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What structure is covered by many blood vessels and adheres tightly to the surface of the brain

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Falx cerebri

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The dural fold that projects into the longitudinal fissure between cerebral hemispheres is called the

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Subarachnoid space

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What contains a spider web like network of cells and fibers through which cerebrospinal fluid flows

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Cerebrospinal fluid

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Is secreted by elendymal Cells

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Venous circulation

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Absorption at the arachnoid granulations returns CSF to the

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Lateral and median apertures

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Cerebrospinal fluid enters the subarachnoid space through the

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Superior Sagittal sinus

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Cerebrospinal fluid enters the blood circulation at the

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Cerebellum

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Overseeing the postural muscles of the body and making rapid adjustments to maintain balance and equilibrium are functions of the

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Vermis

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The cerebellar hemispheres are separated by a band of cortex called the

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Arbor vitae

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The white matter of the cerebellum forms the

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Middle cerebellar peduncle

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The tract that links the cerebellum with the pons is the

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Inferior colliculi

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The medulla oblongata relays auditory information to the

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Cerebral peduncles

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Nerve fiver bundles on the ventrolateral surface of the mesencephalon

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Increased consciousness

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Stimulation of the reticular formation results in

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The anterior nuclei of the thalamus

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Are part of the limbic system

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Lateral geniculates

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The optic tracts carry visual information from the retina to the

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The mamillary bodies of the hypothalamus

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Control feeding reflexes

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Superior and inferior colliculi

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The tectum of the mesencephalon contains the

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Fornix

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A tract of white matter that connects the hippocampus with the hypothalamus is the

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Longitudinal fissure

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The two cerebral hemispheres are separated by the

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Lobes

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Divisions of the cerebral hemispheres that are named after the overlying skull bones are

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Parietal lobe

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The cerebral area posterior to the central sulcus is the

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Lateral sulcus

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The superior border of the temporal lobe is marked by the

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Insula

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The region of the cerebral cortex that is medial and deep to the temporal lobe is the

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Percentral gyrus

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The primary motor cortex is the surface of the

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Occipital lobe

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The visual cortex is located in the

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Temporal lobe

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The auditory cortex is located in the

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Prefrontal cerebral cortex

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The region of the brain responsible for predicting the consequence of events or actions is the

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Commissural fibers

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The corpus callosum is composed of

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Projection fibers

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The internal capsule of the cerebrum is composed of

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Lentiform nucleus

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The putamen and globus pallidus are frequently considered to be subdivisions of the

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Medulla oblongata

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The cardiovascular reflexes are based in the

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Cerebrum

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The highest levels of information processing occurs in the

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The basal nuclei

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Provide the general pattern and rhythm for movements such as walking

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Telencephalon

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During embryonic development which of the following secondary brain vesicles will form the cerebrum

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500ml/ day

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The choroid plexus produces CSF at a rate of about

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Astrocytes

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The cells that cover the outer surfaces of CNS endothelial cells are the

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The medulla oblongata

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The respiratory rhythmicity centre is located in

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Olfaction

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The only sensation that is received directly by the cerebrum is

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Medulla oblongata

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The control of heart rate and blood pressure is based in the

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Pia mater

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The layer of the meninges that closely follows every gyrus and sulcus is the

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Pairs of cranial nerves

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