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Brain Anatomy

by Scott
Across
Considered large cells, these allow one to consciously control precise or skilled movements of skeletal muscles.
These fibers connect corresponding gray areas of the two hemispheres.
The " little man" in motor mapping".
Brain stem region located between the midbrain and the medulla.
These areas of the cortex control voluntary movement.
The putamen and globus pallidus form this lens shaped nucleus.
Amygdala and Hippocampus are a part of this system.
All neurons in the cortex are considered these type of neurons.
These nuclei are islands of gray matter located deep within white matter.
This important structure caps the brain stem and forms the inferolateral walls of the third ventricle.
The forebrain divides into the telencephalon and the _____________
The area considered the motor speech area.
This structure is the most dorsal portion of the diencephalon and becomes the roof of the third ventricle.
These ventricles lie close together and are separated by the septum pellucidum.
This midbrain structure is blackish in color (nigra) and reflects a high content of melanin. (think Dopamine)
Crossing over point in the medulla oblongata. This term is used.
These bodies (knee-shaped) are important visual and auditory relay centers.
The surface of the cerebral hemispheres is marked by these elevated ridges of tissue.
Posterior cerebral structure . Think coordinated movements. Separated from cerebral hemispheres by the transverse cerebral fissure.
Down
Fancy word for " a mapping of the body in CNS structures.
This area of the cortex controls learned motor skills of a repititious nature (muscical instrument).
Branching tree
Interventricular foramen is also called the foramen of __________.
This fissure separates the cerebral hemispheres.
Considered the fifth lobe of the cerebral hemisphere, this structure is buried deep within the lateral sulcus.
Considered a disorder of the basal nuclei, this is a common disease which results in exaggerated movement.
The hollow ventricular chambers are filled with CSF and lined by these types of neuroglia cells.
These fibers connect different regions of the same hemisphere.
Rhombencephalon also called this.
This nucleus is deep to the S. nigra. Has a rich blood supply with iron pigment in its neurons.
This formation passes through the central core of the medulla, pons and midbrain. (Alert wakefulness)
Shallow grooves of the cerebrum are also called these.
This structure forms the superolateral walls of the third ventricle (egg-shaped nuclei).