Subject |
Date Published |
Contributer |
Language |
Total Questions |
File Name |
Neurology |
14th February 2009 |
Tara Singh |
USA |
224 |
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Medulla oblongata |
What does the myelencephalon develop into? |
Medulla oblongata |
Aka myelencephalon. inferior portion of the brain stem that connects the spinal cord |
12 cranial nerves |
I olfactory II optic III oculomotor IV trochlear V trigeminal VI abducens VII facial VIII vestibulocochlear IX glossopharyngeal X vagus XI accessory nerve XII hypoglossal nerve |
3 parts of the diencephalon |
Epithalamus, thalamus, hypothalamus |
3 types of white matter fibers |
Association fibers, commissural fibers, projection fibers |
4 plexuses |
Cervical plexus, brachial plexus, lumbar plexus, sacral plexus |
6 major divisions of the brain |
Cerebrum, diencephalon, the pons, cerebellum, medulla oblongata |
Action potential |
Electrical impulse that develops after the membrane is stimulated to a level known as threshold, a point at which membrane is permeable to sodium and potassium ions |
Afferent division |
Sends sensory information to the CNS via receptors |
Amygdaloid body |
Component of the limbic system |
Anterior group |
Part of the limbic system |
Anterior median fissure |
Wide crease in spinal cord |
Arachnoid |
Middle meningial layer (deep to dura mater). simple squamous epithelial |
Arachnoid granulations |
Fingerlike extensions of arachnoid which penetrates the dura mater that surround and suspend the blood vessels within the meninges |
Arachnoid of the brain |
Middle cranial meningial layer that acts as a roof over the cranial blood vessels |
Arbor vitae |
Connects cerebellar cortex with the cerebellar peduncles |