Nervous System, Special Senses, & Cardiac Practical

gyrus

folds in the brain (blue arrow)

fissure

deep depressions in brain folds

sulcus

shallow groove in brain

longitudinal fissure

separates cerebral hemispheres

left hemisphere

controls language, math, and logic

right hemisphere

controls perception of physical environment, art, nonverbal communication, music, etc.

central sulcus

precentral gyrus

frontal lobe

lateral sulcus

post central gyrus

pareital lobe

occipital lobe

transverse fissure

separates cerebrum from cerebellum

temporal lobe

corpus callosum

septum pellucidum

fornix

parietal-occipital fissure

thalamus

hypothalamus

intermediate commissure

optic chiasma

pituitary gland

pineal gland

cerebral peduncle

cerebral peduncle

superior colliculi

superior colliculi

inferior colliculi

pons

cerebellum

arbor vitae

white matter of the cerebellum

cerebellar hemisphere

vermis

Connects the two hemispheres of the cerebellum

cerebral aquaduct

fourth ventricle

medulla oblongata

midbrain

optic chiasma

lateral ventricle

fourth ventricle

#3

grey matter

(in orange)

dorsal horn

lateral horn

ventral horn

dorsal median sulcus

ventral median fissure

grey commissure

central canal

A tiny channel found within the spinal cord and inferior medulla oblongata

white matter

dorsal column

lateral column

ventral column

meninges

three protective membranes that surround the brain and spinal cord (AKA: the "maters")

pia mater

thin, delicate inner membrane of the meninges

arachnoid mater

middle layer

dura mater

Outermost layer of the meninges

fasciculus gracilis

fasciculus cuneatus

dorsal spinocerebellar tract

dark green, #5

denticulate ligament

lateral spinothalamic tract

subarachnoid space

contains cerebrospinal fluid

lateral corticospinal tract

dorsal root ganglion

ventral root

cervical plexus

phrenic nerve

brachial plexus

intercostal nerves

axillary nerve

musculocutaneous nerve

lumbar plexus

sacral plexus

radial nerve

median nerve

ulnar nerve

iliohypogastric nerve

ilioinguinal nerve

genitofemoral nerve

lateral femoral cutaneous nerve

femoral nerve

femoral nerve

obturator nerve

cauda equina

filium terminale

sciatic nerve

tibial nerve

plantar nerve

common fibular nerve

superificial fibular nerve

deep fibular nerve

olfactory nerve

I

optic nerve

II

oculomotor nerve

III

trochlear nerve

IV

trigeminal nerve

V

abducens nerve

VI

facial nerve

VII