Anatomy and Physiology 1- Neuroanatomy

Cauda equina

"horse's tail"

Central sulcus

Cerebral aqueduct

Conus medullaris

Ventral root

Epidural space

space between the dura mater and the wall of the vertebral canal

Subarachnoid space

a space beneath the arachnoid membrane and above the pia mater that contains the cerebrospinal fluid

Falx cerebelli

Tentorium cerebelli

Occipital lobe

Hypothalamus

Infundibulum of the pituitary gland

"stalk"

Intermediate mass

Medulla oblongata

Midbrain

Olfactory nerve (CN I)

Optic chiasm

Pons

Posterior white column

Postcentral gyrus

Septum pellucidum

Spinal nerve

Wernicke's area

Broca's area

Carotid foramina

Basilar artery

White matter commissure

Dorsal root ganglion

Jugular foramina

Lumbar neural plexus

Olfactory bulb

Olfactory tract

Cervical spinal enlargement

Lumbosacral spinal enlargement

3rd ventricle

4th ventricle

Anterior median fissure

Meninges

dura mater, arachnoid mater, and pia mater

Arachnoid villus

Arbor vitae

white matter of the cerebellum

Axon

Dendrite

Soma

Basal ganglia

a set of subcortical structures that directs intentional movements

Central canal

Cerebellum

Cerebral gray matter

Cerebral white matter

Choroid plexus

produces CSF

Corpus callosum

Dorsal rootlets

Ventral rootlets

Dorsal root

Subdural space

space between dura mater and arachnoid mater

Falx cerebri

Filum terminale

Frontal lobe

Parietal lobe

Temporal lobe

Insula

Interventricular foramen

Lateral sulcus

Lateral ventricles

Optic nerve (CN II)

Optic tract

Pineal gland

Pituitary gland

Precentral gyrus

Superior sagittal sinus

Thalamus

Median aperture

Lateral aperture

cerebral cortex

Gray matter commissure

Cervical neural plexus

Brachial neural plexus

Sacral neural plexus

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