Brain Anatomy Study Questions 1 are external connective tissue layers for protection of brain and framework for arteries and veins to grow in 2 Name the 3 meninges starting with superficial to deep 3 Name the 3 major regions of the brain 4 Which region of the brain is the largest 5 Region of brain for fine movement balance and muscle tone 6 Region of the brain that included the midbrain pons and medulla oblongata 7 A single deep groove that separates the cerebrum into left and right hemispheres 8 Large regions of the cerebrum that correspond with skull bones 9 Thick folds of the brain separated by shallow grooves 10 Shallow grooves of brain that outline the gyri 11 Deep lateral groove that separates the cerebrum from cerebellum 12 Gray matter of the cerebrum 13 White matter of the cerebrum 14 The largest white matter area of the brain that connects the left right hemispheres 15 Smaller white matter that connects hippocampus to hypothalamus 16 produces melatonin that helps regulate sleep cycles 17 THE relay center of the brain for all motor most sensory synapses 18 What is the only sensory function that does NOT synapse in the thalamus 19 Name of the memory bank of the brain 20 The major control center for the endocrine system autonomic nervous system and survival behaviors 21 Multi region area of brain that puts emotional context into sensory output includes parts of temporal frontal cortex thalamus hypothalamus 22 Gland of brain that produces up to 9 different hormones including Growth Hormone GH Thyroid Stimulating Hormone TSH 23 White mater of the cerebellum that is referred to as tree of life 24 Clear liquid of Central Nervous System CNS that provides a cushion between brain and skull 25 Chambers that hold Cerebral Spinal Fluid CSF in brain 26 are the largest ventricles forming and arc in each hemisphere 27 ventricle that receives the CSF from lateral ventricles and intersects the thalamus 28 ventricle is a triangular shaped chamber between pons and cerebellum that tapers into the central canal of spinal cord 29 connects the 3rd and 4th ventricles 30 How does CSF enter the sub arachnoid layer and surround brain 31 Part of the brainstem that is responsible for motor functions of sight and hearing 32 is made up of a left and right superior and inferior colliculus 33 Superior colliculus controls motor function 34 Inferior colliculus controls motor function 35 Part of brainstem that relays info between cerebrum cerebellum AND has autonomic functions breathing heart rate sweating 36 Part of brainstem that relays info between brain spinal cord coordinates body movements autonomic functions Brain Anatomy Answers 1 Meninges 2 Dura mater arachnoid layer pia mater 3 cerebrum cerebellum brainstem 4 cerebrum 83 total volume 5 cerebellum 6 brainstem 7 longitudinal fissure 8 lobes 9 gyrus gyri plural 10 sulcus sulci plural 11 transverse fissure 12 cortex which is the outermost brain tissue 13 tracts 14 corpus callosum 15 fornix 16 Pineal gland 17 Thalamus 18 smell 19 hippocampus 20 hypothalamus 21 limbic system 22 pituitary gland 23 arbor vitae 24 cerebral spinal fluid CSF 25 ventricles 26 Lateral 27 Third 28 Fourth 29 cerebral aqueduct 30 through 2 apertures holes 31 midbrain mesencephalon 32 Corpora quadrigemina 33 eye like tracking 34 ear like turning head to auditory stimulus 35 pons 36 medulla oblongata