Exam 2 Review Flashcards
Rostral
Toward the beak / front
Caudal
Toward the tail / back
Anterior
Toward the beak / front
Posterior
Toward the tail/ back
Dorsal (body)
Toward the back
Ventral (body)
Toward the belly
Dorsal (human head)
Toward the top
Ventral (human head)
Toward the bottom
Caudal/posterior(human head)
Toward the back of the head
Rostral/anterior(human head)
Toward the face/front of the head
Lateral
Away from the middle
Medial
Toward the middle
Ipsilateral
On the same side
Contralateral
On the opposite side
Dorsal view of brain
Top
Lateral view of brain
Side
Ventral view of brain
Bottom
Sagittarius cut
Down the midline/corpus collasum
Horizontal cut of brain
Hamburger bun
Transverse/coronal cut of brain
Loaf of bread
Meninges
- dura mater
- arachnoid mater
- subarachnoid pace (filled with CSF)
- arachnoid trabeculae
- pia mater
- surface of brain
Functions of CSF
Relieves pressure on base of brain
Protects against shock
Circulates nutrients and chemicals filtered from blood
Removes waste products from brain
Where is CSF found in the brain?
Ventricles
What makes CSF?
Choroid plexus
4 ventricles (rostral-caudal)
Lateral
Third
Cerebral aqueduct
Fourth
When does the neural tube develop?
Neural tube fuses by 28 days post conception
First brain structures to develop after the neural tube fuses?
Forebrain
Midbrain
Hindbrain
Progenitor cells
Cells that divide and give rise to cells of the central nervous system
Stem cells of brain
Where are progenitor cells located in the nervous system?
Ventricular zone
Ventricular zone
Layer of cells that line the inside of the neural tube that contains progenitor cells
Symmetrical division
Division into 2 identical progenitor cells
Increases the side of the ventricular zone and brain that develops from it
Asymmetrical division
Division gives rise to progenitor cell and a neuron which migrates away from the ventricular zone
Radial glia
Special glia with fiber that grow outward from the ventricular zone to the surface of the cortex
Provides guidance for neurons migrating outward during brain development
Apoptosis
Death of a cell caused by a chemical signal that activates a genetic mechanism inside the cell
Neurogenisis
Making new neurons
Limited in adulthood
Location of primary motor cortex
Precentral gurus