BSC2085 Final Exam – Questions With Expert
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What is the name of the neural tube
structure that the spinal
cord and the brain begins
as?
Proencephalon - forebrain.
Name the three primary
brain vesicles and the
Mesencephalon - midbrain.
contents contained within
each vesicle.
Rhombencephalon - hindbrain.
Name the products of The neural tube leads to adult brain structures (brain
neural tube development. and spinal cord)
What does the neural tube forebrain (prosencephalon), midbrain (mesencephalon)
divide into by week 4? and hindbrain (rhombencephalon).
Dura mater (most superficial)
Name the meninges from Arachnoid (middle layer)
most superficial to deepest. Pia mater (deepest)
Which area contains
cerebrospinal fluid? CSF is located beneath the arachnoid in the
subarachnoid space
What procedure retrieves lumbar puncture (spinal tap)
CSF from the area
surrounding the spinal
cord?
What is the name of the epidural space
space outside of the dura
mater that contains fat that
cushions the spinal cord?
, Set of protective mechanisms that helps maintain a
stable environment for the brain
-has continuous endothelium of capillary walls (tight
What is the blood-brain
junctions)
barrier and what is its main
-thick basal lamina
function?
-astrocytes
selective barrier allows specific nutrients to pass freely
what is a fissure? deep depressions in the brain
what are sulci? shallow depressions between lobes of the brain
what are gyri? elevated ridges (bumps) of the cerebral cortex.
what do sulci and gyri do Sulci and gyri triple the surface area of the cerebral
to surface area of the cortex
cerebral cortex?
Lateral ventricles (1 & 2)
Name the ventricles of the
3rd ventricles
brain.
4th ventricle
Which ventricle is found in 3rd
the diencephalon?
What is the name of the septum pellucidum
membrane that separates
the lateral ventricle?
What is contained within CSF
the ventricles?
What is the name of the cerebral aqueduct
structure that connects the
third and fourth ventricle?
The central canal, also referred to as the spinal foramen
or ependymal canal, extends from the conus medullaris
in the lumbar spine to the caudal angle of the fourth
Where is the central canal
ventricle and is lined by a single layer of columnar
and what does it contain?
ependymal cells [2]. It represents the remnant of the
lumen of the primitive neural tube
Contains CSF
, Name the major regions of central hemishperes, diencephalon, brain stem,
the brain (HINT: be sure to midbrain, pons, medulla, cerebellum
study the tables that
contain the names of the
major regions of the brain
and their main functions)
What is contained within thalamus, hypothalamus, epithalamus
the diencephalon?
-Corpora quadrigemina: four protrusions of the dorsal
midbrain
What is contained within
-superior colloculi: visual refelx centers (tracking,
the brain stem and what is
moving images, scanning stationary image, pupillary
its function of each part?
reflex, accommodation)
-inferior colliculi: auditory reflex centers
what part of the brain stem medulla oblongata
blends into the spinal cord?
what is the function of the initiates and coordinates movement and regulates
cerebrum? temperature
most anterior lobe of the cerebrum, location of primary
Lobes of brain and motor cortex (conscious movements of the body),
function, frontal: premotor area, Broca's area, location of intelligence,
abstract reasoning
Lobes of brain and primary somatosensory cortex, somatic association area
function, parietal
Lobes of brain and - most posterior lobe of the cerebrum, responsible for
function, occipital conscious perception of vision, visual association area
Lobes of brain and lateral lobe of the cerebrum, primary auditory cortex
function, temporal
Lobes of brain and located deep to the frontal, parietal, occipital, and
function, insula: temporal lobes; gustatory (taste) area
the cortex is superficia; gray matter (neuron cell bodies,
dendrites, unmyelinated fibers, Glial cells, blood
What is the cerebral cortex
vessels)
and its main function?
highest level of function (outermost gray matter); where
our conscious mind is found
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Terms in this set (228)
What is the name of the neural tube
structure that the spinal
cord and the brain begins
as?
Proencephalon - forebrain.
Name the three primary
brain vesicles and the
Mesencephalon - midbrain.
contents contained within
each vesicle.
Rhombencephalon - hindbrain.
Name the products of The neural tube leads to adult brain structures (brain
neural tube development. and spinal cord)
What does the neural tube forebrain (prosencephalon), midbrain (mesencephalon)
divide into by week 4? and hindbrain (rhombencephalon).
Dura mater (most superficial)
Name the meninges from Arachnoid (middle layer)
most superficial to deepest. Pia mater (deepest)
Which area contains
cerebrospinal fluid? CSF is located beneath the arachnoid in the
subarachnoid space
What procedure retrieves lumbar puncture (spinal tap)
CSF from the area
surrounding the spinal
cord?
What is the name of the epidural space
space outside of the dura
mater that contains fat that
cushions the spinal cord?
, Set of protective mechanisms that helps maintain a
stable environment for the brain
-has continuous endothelium of capillary walls (tight
What is the blood-brain
junctions)
barrier and what is its main
-thick basal lamina
function?
-astrocytes
selective barrier allows specific nutrients to pass freely
what is a fissure? deep depressions in the brain
what are sulci? shallow depressions between lobes of the brain
what are gyri? elevated ridges (bumps) of the cerebral cortex.
what do sulci and gyri do Sulci and gyri triple the surface area of the cerebral
to surface area of the cortex
cerebral cortex?
Lateral ventricles (1 & 2)
Name the ventricles of the
3rd ventricles
brain.
4th ventricle
Which ventricle is found in 3rd
the diencephalon?
What is the name of the septum pellucidum
membrane that separates
the lateral ventricle?
What is contained within CSF
the ventricles?
What is the name of the cerebral aqueduct
structure that connects the
third and fourth ventricle?
The central canal, also referred to as the spinal foramen
or ependymal canal, extends from the conus medullaris
in the lumbar spine to the caudal angle of the fourth
Where is the central canal
ventricle and is lined by a single layer of columnar
and what does it contain?
ependymal cells [2]. It represents the remnant of the
lumen of the primitive neural tube
Contains CSF
, Name the major regions of central hemishperes, diencephalon, brain stem,
the brain (HINT: be sure to midbrain, pons, medulla, cerebellum
study the tables that
contain the names of the
major regions of the brain
and their main functions)
What is contained within thalamus, hypothalamus, epithalamus
the diencephalon?
-Corpora quadrigemina: four protrusions of the dorsal
midbrain
What is contained within
-superior colloculi: visual refelx centers (tracking,
the brain stem and what is
moving images, scanning stationary image, pupillary
its function of each part?
reflex, accommodation)
-inferior colliculi: auditory reflex centers
what part of the brain stem medulla oblongata
blends into the spinal cord?
what is the function of the initiates and coordinates movement and regulates
cerebrum? temperature
most anterior lobe of the cerebrum, location of primary
Lobes of brain and motor cortex (conscious movements of the body),
function, frontal: premotor area, Broca's area, location of intelligence,
abstract reasoning
Lobes of brain and primary somatosensory cortex, somatic association area
function, parietal
Lobes of brain and - most posterior lobe of the cerebrum, responsible for
function, occipital conscious perception of vision, visual association area
Lobes of brain and lateral lobe of the cerebrum, primary auditory cortex
function, temporal
Lobes of brain and located deep to the frontal, parietal, occipital, and
function, insula: temporal lobes; gustatory (taste) area
the cortex is superficia; gray matter (neuron cell bodies,
dendrites, unmyelinated fibers, Glial cells, blood
What is the cerebral cortex
vessels)
and its main function?
highest level of function (outermost gray matter); where
our conscious mind is found
