Gross Cerebral Anatomy Flash Cards

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4/5/01James Sulzen

tough protectivemembrane

towards thetail

exactly betweenhemispheres

towards thetop or

back (in animals)

towards therear

belowaway frommidline

towardsthe belly

(underside)

nob at rear ofhemispherical

inter-connection

ventralcaudal

midsaggital saggital coronal axial

lateralinferiorposteriordorsal

dura splenium

lateralview

medialview

dorsalview

ventralview

group of manyaxons (usuallyin CNS)

group of manyaxons (usuallyoutside CNS)

group of neuronal cell bodies(usually in CNS)

going toward(a target)

opposite side(half)

same side(half)

group of neuronalcell bodies(usually inside CNS)

ridge on surfacegrove on surfacedeep sulcusgoing away(from target)

towards frontabovetowards midlinetowards nose

basicparts of aneuron

tract nucleusnerve

afferentipsilateralcontralateralganglion

fissuresulcusgyrusefferent

rostralmedialsuperioranterior

soma,dendrite,axon

the top corticallayer

thick bundle ofwhite matterconnecting thehemispheres

top portion ofthe brainstem

“small brain”at the posterior

brain stem(connects spinal cord w/ cerebrumand cerebellum)

runs downthe spine

the middle of the brainstem

junction betweenbrainstem andcerebrum

structure inferiorand anterior tothalamus

CerebralCortex

coronalsection

axialsection saggital

section

Cerebellum Midbrain Corpus Callosum

CerebralCortex

Thalamus Pons SpinalCord

Medulla

hypothalmus

cerebrum

M O A K ?

C

P1

PN

L

J

L1J1

L2

RQ

Q1R1 R2

B

R. Superior temporal gyrusQ. Superior temporal sulcus

Q1. Inferior temporal sulcusR1. Middle

temporal gyrus

R2. Inferior temporal gyrus

B. Lateral fissure (or gyrus)

M. Postcentral sulcus

O. Postcentral gyrusA. Central sulcus

K. Precentral gyrus?

C. Parieto-occipital sulcus

P1. Inferior parietal lobule

P. Superior Parietallobule

N. Intraparietal sulcus

L. Superior frontal gyrus

J. Superior frontal sulcus

L1. Middle frontal gyrus

J1. Inferior frontal sulcus

L2. Inferior frontal gyrus

the “eight” lateral view directions

the twelve lateral view directions

dorsal

ventral

fron

tal

(ros

tral

)

caud

al

dorsal

ventral

frontal (?)

caudal

superior

inferior

ante

rior

post

erio

r

these rotate 90 deg. in the brain stem and spinal column

A

B

C

A

B

A. Lateralventricles

Ventricle System

B. Thirdventricle

C. Fourthventricle

E. Parietal lobe

G. Occipital lobe

F. Temporal lobe

A. Central sulcus D. Frontal

lobeA. Central sulcus B. Lateral fissure (or sulcus) C. Parieto-occipital sulcus I. Precentral sulcus J. Superior frontal sulcus J1. Inferior frontal sulcus K. Precentral gyrus L. Superior frontal gyrus L1. Middle frontal gyrus L2. Inferior frontal gyrus

M. Postcentral sulcus N. Intraparietal sulcus O. Postcentral gyrus P. Superior parietal lobule P1. Inferior parietal lobule Q. Superior temporal sulcus Q1. Inferior temporal sulcus R. Superior temporal gyrus R1. Middle temporal gyrus R2. Inferior temporal gyrus

B. Lateral sulcus