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Basic Terms and Inquiry

Divides Frontal / Parietal Lobes of the Brain

Central Sulcus

Responsible for voluntary muscle contractions

Motor Cortex

Responsible for human process sensory input

Sensory Cortex

Rostral Side of the Brain

Frontal Lobe

Caudel Side of the Brain

Parietal Lobe

Ventral to your Parietal Lobe

Occipital Lobe

Contains White and Grey Matter

Cerebellum

Sides of your Brain

Temporal Lobe

Top of your Brainstem

Midbrain

Ball beneath your Midbrain

Pons

End of Brainstem

Medulla Oblongata

Attaches to Brainstem

Spinal Cord

Responsible for your brain’s comprehension of scent

Olfactory Bulbs

Helps with long term memory

Hippocampus

Above Hippocampus

Thalamus

Below Thalamus

Hypothalamus

Helps process emotions

Amygdala

Produces Melatonin

Pineal Gland

Separates both sides of the Brain (L/R)

Longitudinal Fissure

Separates Cerebral Cortex and Cerebellum

Transverse Fissure

Topside plane of Dissection

Horizontal Cut

Split Cut Down the Middle

Sagittal Cut

Cut down front of Face / Anterior Side

Coronal Cut

Mater

Mother

Pia

Tender

Dura

Tought

Arachnoid

Spider

Epithelial layer of the Brain’s surface

Dura Mater

Middle layer of the Brain’s surface

Pia Mater

Lower layer of the Brain’s surface

Arachnoid Mater

“X” Cross of the Optic Nerves

Optic Chiasm

Connect to your Eyes and Intercept at you Optic Chiasm

Optic Nerves

Arbor

Tree

Vitae

Life

Axons of Neurons

White Matter

Cell Bodies of Neurons

Grey Matter

Outer Layer of the Cerebrum

Cerebral Cortex

Accumulation of blood outside of a blood vessel

Hematoma

Hema

Blood

Toma

Cut

Accumulation of Blood above the Dura Mater and Below the Skull

Epidural Hematoma

Accumulation of Blood between Dura and Arachnoid Mater

Subdural Hematoma

Accumulation of Blood between Pia and Arachnoid Mater

Subarachnoid Hematoma

Contra

Opposite

Lateral

Side

Right side of the Brain Controls Left Side and Vice Versa

Contralateral