ECPI BIO 111: EXAM LATEST
CHAPTER 8,9,10,11
After exchanging substances, CSF is absorbed by the
arachnoid granulations
Brain forms from 3 vesicles (cavities
•Forebrain (prosencephalon)
•Midbrain (mesencephalon)
•Hindbrain (rhombencephalon)
Major portions of the brain
•Cerebrum
•Diencephalon
•Cerebellum
•Brainstem
Connects cerebral hemispheres
corpus callosum
Ridges or convolutions
gyri
Shallow grooves in surface; example: Central sulcus
sulcri
•2 halves, separated by falx cerebri
cerebral hemispheres
•Deep grooves in surface
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, ECPI BIO 111: EXAM LATEST
CHAPTER 8,9,10,11
fissures
separates cerebrum from cerebellum
transverse fissure
separates the cerebral hemispheres
longitudinal fissure
•Frontal lobe
•Parietal lobe
•Temporal lobe
•Occipital lobe
Lobes of the cerebral hemisphere
•Thin layer of gray matter, which makes up outermost layer of all
outer lobes of the cerebrum
cerebral cortex
•Contains bundles of myelinated axons that connect neuron cell
bodies to other portions of nervous system
white matter of the cerebral cortex
Deep within lateral sulcus
insula
•Parietal lobe
•Interprets sensations on skin
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, ECPI BIO 111: EXAM LATEST
CHAPTER 8,9,10,11
cutaneous sensory area
•Temporal/parietal lobe, usually left hemisphere
•Understanding and formulating language
Sensory speech area (Wernicke's)
•Temporal lobe
•Interprets hearing
auditory area
•Occipital lobe
•Interprets vision
visual area
•Near base of the central sulcus
•Includes part of insula
sensory area for taste
•Arises from centers deep within temporal lobes
sensory area for smell
•Concentrating, planning, complex problem solving
Emotional behavior, judging consequences of behavior
frontal lobe
•Understanding speech
•Choosing words to express thoughts and feelings
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CHAPTER 8,9,10,11
After exchanging substances, CSF is absorbed by the
arachnoid granulations
Brain forms from 3 vesicles (cavities
•Forebrain (prosencephalon)
•Midbrain (mesencephalon)
•Hindbrain (rhombencephalon)
Major portions of the brain
•Cerebrum
•Diencephalon
•Cerebellum
•Brainstem
Connects cerebral hemispheres
corpus callosum
Ridges or convolutions
gyri
Shallow grooves in surface; example: Central sulcus
sulcri
•2 halves, separated by falx cerebri
cerebral hemispheres
•Deep grooves in surface
END OF
PAGE
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, ECPI BIO 111: EXAM LATEST
CHAPTER 8,9,10,11
fissures
separates cerebrum from cerebellum
transverse fissure
separates the cerebral hemispheres
longitudinal fissure
•Frontal lobe
•Parietal lobe
•Temporal lobe
•Occipital lobe
Lobes of the cerebral hemisphere
•Thin layer of gray matter, which makes up outermost layer of all
outer lobes of the cerebrum
cerebral cortex
•Contains bundles of myelinated axons that connect neuron cell
bodies to other portions of nervous system
white matter of the cerebral cortex
Deep within lateral sulcus
insula
•Parietal lobe
•Interprets sensations on skin
END OF
PAGE
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, ECPI BIO 111: EXAM LATEST
CHAPTER 8,9,10,11
cutaneous sensory area
•Temporal/parietal lobe, usually left hemisphere
•Understanding and formulating language
Sensory speech area (Wernicke's)
•Temporal lobe
•Interprets hearing
auditory area
•Occipital lobe
•Interprets vision
visual area
•Near base of the central sulcus
•Includes part of insula
sensory area for taste
•Arises from centers deep within temporal lobes
sensory area for smell
•Concentrating, planning, complex problem solving
Emotional behavior, judging consequences of behavior
frontal lobe
•Understanding speech
•Choosing words to express thoughts and feelings
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