A&P Nervous System Lab Test Guide

Central Nervous System

Brain

Peripheral Nervous System

Cranial Nerves (12 pairs)

Spinal Nerves (31 pairs)

Neuron (nerve cell)

Cell body

Nucleus

Nucleolus

Nissl bodies

Neurofibrils

Dendrites

Axon

Axon hillock

Axon core

Axon terminal

Axonal end bulb

Schwann cell

Myelin sheath

Schwann cell nucleus

Neurilemma

Node of Ranvier

Endoneurium

Cerebrum

Right Hemisphere

Left Hemisphere

Frontal lobe

Parietal lobe

Occipital lobe

Temporal lobe

Fissure

deeper groove

Sulcus

shallower groove

Gyrus

Central sulcus

Longitudinal fissure

Lateral fissure

Parieto-occipital sulcus

Transverse fissure

Hindbrain

Medulla oblongata

Pons

Midbrain

Corpora quadrigemina

Cerebellum

Arbor vitae

Diencephalon

Thalamus

Hypothalamus

Mammillary bodies

Pituitary gland

Pineal gland

Corpus callosum

Septum pellucidum

Fornix

Anterior commissure

Posterior commissure

Massa intermedia (Intermediate mass)

Lateral ventricles (right & left)

Third ventricle

Fourth ventricle

Interventricular foramen

Cerebral Aqueduct

Median aperture

Choroid plexus

CN 1

Olfactory, Sensory

CN 2

Optic - Sensory

CN 3

Oculomotor - Motor

CN 4

Trochlear - Motor

CN 5

Trigeminal - Mixed

CN 6

Abducens - Motor

CN 7

Facial - Mixed

CN 8

Vestibulocochlear - Sensory

CN 9

Glossopharyngeal - Mixed

CN 10

Vagus - Mixed

CN 11

Accessory (Spinal Accessory) - Motor

CN 12

Hypoglossal - Motor

Meninges

Epidural space

Dura mater

Subdural space

space between the dura mater and arachnoid mater

Arachnoid Mater

Subarachnoid space

Pia mater

White matter

Dorsal columns

Lateral columns

Ventral columns

Anterior median fissure

Posterior median sulcus

Gray matter

Dorsal horn

Lateral Horn

Ventral horn

Gray commissure

Central canal

Spinal nerve

Dorsal spinal root

Dorsal root ganglion