The Brain

  1. Describe the development of the brain, and relate embryonic regions to the structures of the adult brain.

  2. Identify the ventricles of the brain.

  3. Describe the surface anatomy of the cerebrum, its lobes and its functional regions.

  4. List the specific functional areas of the cerebral cortex, and identify their general purpose.

  5. Name the structures and functions of the cerebral white matter and basal bodies.

  6. List the structures and functions of the diencephalons and brain stem.

  7. Describe the anatomy of the cerebellum, its functional areas and the mechanism of cerebellar processing.

  8. Describe the function of functional brain systems.

  9. Explain what EEGs measure and what information can be discerned from an EEG.

  10. Define consciousness, and differentiate the various levels of consciousness.

  11. Describe sleep, and discuss its importance.

  12. Define memory, and discuss the processes leading to the encoding of information.

  13. Describe the structural and functional relationships of meninges, cerebrospinal fluid and the blood-brain barrier to the brain.

  14. Discuss the embryonic development of the spinal cord.

  15. Summarize the gross anatomy of the spinal cord.

  16. Explain the anatomy of the gray matter and white matter of the spinal cord, including the neuronal make-up and spinal cord tracts.

  17. Differentiate first, second- and third-order neurons.