ch 4 neuro

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The ______ is firmly attached to the skull and keeps the two cerebral hemispheres stable during head movement.

falx cerebri

The two cerebral hemispheres are separated by the specific component of the dura mater called the ______.

falx cerebri

CSF flows out of the lateral ventricle and into the 3rd ventricle by means of the ______.

foramen of monro

The ______ is a passageway between the lateral and 3rd ventricles.

foremen of monro

The deepest meningeal lining, which envelopes the cerebral cortex, is called the ______.

pia mater

The floor of the 4th ventricle is the junction of the ______ and ______ of the brainstem.

pons and medulla

The ______ of each lateral ventricle extends into the occipital lobe.

posterior horn

The ______ of each lateral ventricle protrudes into the occipital lobe.

posterior horn

The axons of some pyramidal cells project out of the cerebrum. These are called ______.

projection fibers

Layer 2 and Layer 3 are made up primarily of ______ cells and are involved in motor activation.

pyramidal

The motor strip of the cerebral cortex is made up mostly of ______ cells.

pyramidal

______ cells are involved in motor function.

pyramidal

Layer 5 is made up of mostly pyramidal cells that project to motor centers, including...

basal ganglia, brainstem, spinal cord

The ______ ventricle is between the left thalamus and the right thalamus.

3rd

Heschl's gyrus is the location for receiving auditory information to the cortex from the thalamus. Layer ______ is thickest for Heschl's gyrus.

4

The motor strip is thickest in layer ______, which is mostly pyramidal cells that project out of the cortex.

5

About ______ of CSF is produced every day in the ventricles

500 ml

The ______ of each lateral ventricle protrudes into the frontal lobe.

anterior horn

The intermediate meningeal layer is the ______.

arachnoid mater

Gray matter consists of ______.

cell bodies

The ______ is the boundary between the frontal and parietal lobes.

central sulcus

The ______ encases the pituitary gland.

diaphragma sellae

The ______ is the outermost meningeal lining of the brain.

dura mater

The specific component of the dura mater that separates the left and right cerebellar hemispheres is the ______.

falc cerebelli

A ______ is an outfolding of the cerebral cortex.

gyrus

A ______ is a clot of blood that has been released into a space.

hematoma

The ______ is found within the temporal lobe.

inferior horn

The ______ of each lateral ventricle is inside the temporal lobe.

inferior horn

The ______ separates the temporal lobe from the frontal and parietal lobes

lateral fissure

Layer 1, which is the outermost layer of the cortex, is called the ______.

molecular layer

White matter consists of ______.

myelinated fibers

CSF passes out of the 4th ventricle into the area around the cerebrum through ______ and ______.

median aperture and lateral aperture

Layer 4 is made up of mostly of stellate cells and receives ______ information from the thalamus.

sensory

The ______ is a membranous separation between the left and right lateral ventricles.

septum pellucidum

______ cells in the cerebral cortex are involved in sensory reception.

stellate

A ______ is a clot of blood released beneath the dura mater.

subdural hematoma

A ______ is an infolding of the cerebral cortex.

sulcus

The ______ completely separates the left and right hemispheres.

superior longitudinal fissure

The CSF in the 3rd ventricle is produced in the ______.

tela choroidea

The cerebral cortex is separated from the cerebellum by the specific component of the dura mater called the ______.

tentorium cerebelli

Layer 6 projects to the ______.

thalamus

The ventricles of the brain developed during....

the embryonic development


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