FBBC Functional Neuroanatomy Exam
Study Set
invertebrate - Answer an animal that does not possess a spinal cord or any bony
structures
some have a "primitive brain"
ganglia - Answer group of neurons
present in invertebrates
primitive brain - Answer typically a cluster of neurons that act as a brain performing
functions
vertebrate - Answer an animal that has a backbone
bilateral symmetry - Answer a body plan in which two halves of an organism's body or
organ are mirror images of each other
present in vertebrate nervous systems
segmentation - Answer the division of the body of an organism into a series of similar
parts
present in vertebrate nervous systems
features of vertebrate - Answer development from a hollow dorsal tube
bilateral symmetry
separate systems
localization of function
hierarchical control
localization of function - Answer specialization of particular brain areas for particular
functions
present in vertebrate nervous systems
Broca's area - Answer the discovery of this led to the localization of function
brain area that allows language expression
central nervous system (CNS) - Answer division of vertebrate nervous systems that
consist of the brain and spinal cord
, peripheral nervous system (PNS) - Answer division of vertebrate nervous systems that
consist of nerves outside of the cranial skull and spine
afferent - Answer nerves that carry messages from sensory organs to the central
nervous system (CNS)
"arriving" to the brain
efferents - Answer nerves that carry messages from the central nervous system (CNS)
to the rest of the body
"exit" the brain
cerebral cortex - Answer the portion of the brain that sits on top of the occipital lobe and
outside of the brain stem
occipital lobe - Answer a region of the cerebral cortex that processes visual information
does not have a very clear division between the other lobes
temporal lobe - Answer a region of the cerebral cortex responsible for auditory
information
parietal lobe - Answer a region of the cerebral cortex responsible for sensory
information and spatial information
frontal lobe - Answer a region of the cerebral cortex responsible for the integration of
movement information as well as our ability to think and make decisions
sulcus - Answer small, narrow groove on the brain
fissure - Answer large, deep groove on the brain
gyrus - Answer raised bulge on the brain
allow more surface area for the brain within the confines of the skull
telencephalon - Answer cerebral cortex, basal ganglia, and limbic system
central sulcus - Answer divides the frontal and parietal lobes
sylvian fissure (lateral fissure) - Answer divides the temporal lobe from the frontal and
parietal lobe
runs from ear to ear
medial longitudinal fissure (inner hemispheric) - Answer divides the left and right
hemisphere of the cerebral cortex
runs from the forehead to the back of the head
lissencephalic - Answer smooth brain; no convolutions on the brain
Study Set
invertebrate - Answer an animal that does not possess a spinal cord or any bony
structures
some have a "primitive brain"
ganglia - Answer group of neurons
present in invertebrates
primitive brain - Answer typically a cluster of neurons that act as a brain performing
functions
vertebrate - Answer an animal that has a backbone
bilateral symmetry - Answer a body plan in which two halves of an organism's body or
organ are mirror images of each other
present in vertebrate nervous systems
segmentation - Answer the division of the body of an organism into a series of similar
parts
present in vertebrate nervous systems
features of vertebrate - Answer development from a hollow dorsal tube
bilateral symmetry
separate systems
localization of function
hierarchical control
localization of function - Answer specialization of particular brain areas for particular
functions
present in vertebrate nervous systems
Broca's area - Answer the discovery of this led to the localization of function
brain area that allows language expression
central nervous system (CNS) - Answer division of vertebrate nervous systems that
consist of the brain and spinal cord
, peripheral nervous system (PNS) - Answer division of vertebrate nervous systems that
consist of nerves outside of the cranial skull and spine
afferent - Answer nerves that carry messages from sensory organs to the central
nervous system (CNS)
"arriving" to the brain
efferents - Answer nerves that carry messages from the central nervous system (CNS)
to the rest of the body
"exit" the brain
cerebral cortex - Answer the portion of the brain that sits on top of the occipital lobe and
outside of the brain stem
occipital lobe - Answer a region of the cerebral cortex that processes visual information
does not have a very clear division between the other lobes
temporal lobe - Answer a region of the cerebral cortex responsible for auditory
information
parietal lobe - Answer a region of the cerebral cortex responsible for sensory
information and spatial information
frontal lobe - Answer a region of the cerebral cortex responsible for the integration of
movement information as well as our ability to think and make decisions
sulcus - Answer small, narrow groove on the brain
fissure - Answer large, deep groove on the brain
gyrus - Answer raised bulge on the brain
allow more surface area for the brain within the confines of the skull
telencephalon - Answer cerebral cortex, basal ganglia, and limbic system
central sulcus - Answer divides the frontal and parietal lobes
sylvian fissure (lateral fissure) - Answer divides the temporal lobe from the frontal and
parietal lobe
runs from ear to ear
medial longitudinal fissure (inner hemispheric) - Answer divides the left and right
hemisphere of the cerebral cortex
runs from the forehead to the back of the head
lissencephalic - Answer smooth brain; no convolutions on the brain
