Practicum 3

occipital bone

foramen magnum

parietal bones (L/R)

frontal bones

temporal bones (L/R)

mastoid process

external acoustic meatus

zygomatic process

sphenoid bone

sella turcica

ethmoid bone

crista galli

cribriform plate

perpendicular plate

nasal conchae middle

coronal suture

lambdoidal suture

sagittal suture

squamous suture

mandible (jaw)

condylar process

mental foramen

maxillae (L/R)

palatine bones (L/R)

nasal bones (L/R)

zygomatic bones (L/R)

temporal process

lacrimal bones (L/R)

vomer

inferior nasal conchae

hyoid

temporomandibular joint

temporal bone and mandible joint

cerebrum

gyri, sulci, cortex, white matter tracts, corpus callosum, and fornix

cerebrum

gyri

sulci

cortex function

superficial gray matter

white matter tracts

corpus callosum and fornix

corpus callosum

fornix

gyri function

ridge of the cortex

sulci function

depression of the cortex

corpus callosum function

connects right and left hemispheres

fornix function

white matter tract from the hippocampus, which is important in memory formation

thalamus, hypothalamus, and epithalamus

diencephalon region parts

diencephalon

thalamus function

processes incoming sensory information and directs it to the appropriate area of the cerebrum

hypothalamus function

hormone and autonomic control center of the brain

epithalamus function

contains the pineal gland

thalamus

hypothalamus

epithalamus

corpora quadrigemina

midbrain region

superior colliculus and inferior colliculus

corpora quadrigemina

corpora quadrigemina

latin for “quadruplet bodies”

superior colliculus function

processes visual reflexes

inferior colliculus function

auditory reflexes

superior colliculus

inferior colliculus

pons function

relay center between the forebrain and cerebellum; also helps regulate sleep

pons

cerebellum function

motor learning, balance, equilibrium

arbor vitae

cerebellum region

arbor vitae function

visual description of how the white and gray matter are arranged in the cerebellum (tree of life)

cerebellum

arbor vitae

medulla oblongata function

regulates several ANS functions: respiration, cardiac function, vasodilation, and reflexes like vomiting and swallowing

medulla oblongata

pituitary gland function

secretes hormones that affect the entire body

ventricles functions

spaces within brain that contain CSF

pituitary gland

ventricles

frontal lobes, parietal lobes, occipital lobes, temporal lobes

cerebrum lobes

prefrontal cortex

frontal lobe feature

frontal lobes function

executive function, attention, primary motor cortex, language

pre-frontal cortex function

in frontal lobe, executive function

parietal lobe function

integrating sensory information of touch, pressure, taste, pain

occipital lobe function

contains the primary visual cortex that processes visual information

temporal lobe function

processes sensory information for hearing, memory formation

frontal lobe

parietal lobe

occipital lobe

temporal lobe

pre-frontal cortex

pre-central gyrus and post-central gyrus

gyri features

gyri function

ridge of the cortex

primary motor cortex

pre-central gyrus location

primary somatosensory cortex

post-central gyrus location

longitudinal fissure, central sulcus, lateral sulcus, parieto-occipital sulcus, and transverse fissure

sulci features

sulci function

depression of the cortex

longitudinal fissure function

separates the right and left hemispheres

central sulcus function

separates the frontal lobes from the parietal lobes

lateral sulcus function

separates the temporal, frontal, and parietal lobes

parieto-occipital sulcus function

separates the parietal lobes from the occipital lobes

transverse fissure function

separates the cerebrum and cerebellum

longitudinal fissure

central sulcus

parieto-occipital sulcus

cervical enlargement function

for motor/sensory neural connections to/from the upper extremity

lumbar enlargement

for motor/sensory neural connections to/from the lower extremity