anatomy of the central nervous system lesson 5. functional anatomy: cns n major divisions l...
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Forebrain - Cortex n Gray Matter l Somas and Dendrites (neuron cell bodies) n Organized in layers l some input, some output n Neocortex l 6 layers ~TRANSCRIPT
Anatomy of theCentral Nervous
SystemLesson 5
Functional Anatomy: CNS
Major Divisions Forebrain, Midbrain, Hindbrain Know structure *name, location &
general function Major fiber systems CNS vs PNS terminology
nucleus vs. ganglion tracts vs. nerves ~
Forebrain - Cortex
Gray Matter Somas and Dendrites (neuron cell
bodies) Organized in layers
some input, some output Neocortex
6 layers ~
Forebrain - Fiber Systems
White Matter - myelinated axons 3 types of fiber systems
Commissural Association Projection ~
Commissural Fibers Interconnect homologous structures in
the two hemispheres Corpus Callosum Anterior and Posterior Hippocampal ~
AnteriorAnterior
Forebrain Fibers Systems Association Fibers
interconnect cortical areas within each hemisphere
Projection Fibers all other *CNS fiber systems Fornix Corticospinal tract Mammillothalamic tract
Naming convention ~
Association
CommissuralProjection
HemispheresLeft Right
Forebrain Subcortical Areas
Diencephalon Surrounds 3rd ventricle
Thalamus sensory and motor relay nuclei
Hypothalamus motivation & emotion ~
Thalamus
Lateral Geniculate Nuclei LGN vision
Medial Geniculate Nuclei MGN audition ~
Hypothalamus
4Fs Feeding Fighting fleeing, and ... mating
Controls the pituitary gland ~
Subcortical: Limbic System Emotion; Learning & Memory Structures
Cingulate gyrus Hippocampus Amygdala Thalamus Hypothalamus Mammilary bodies Olfactory bulbs Fornix ~
Limbic System
Subcortical: Basal Ganglia
3 motor nuclei Caudate Putamen Globus Pallidus ~
Striatum
Midbrain Surrounds cerebral aqueduct Tectum
Superior Colliculi - vision Inferior Colliculi - audition
Tegmentum substantia nigra - motor Reticular formation
sleep/wake cycle many other nuclei ~
Cross-section of Tegmentum
Dorsal
Hindbrain
Cerebellum coordinates movements
Pons Sleep and arousal
Medulla vital functions many cranial nerves ~