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100 Cards in this Set
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What sulcus is indicated by the blue arrow?
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The Lateral Sulcus (or Sylvian Fissure)
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What feature is indicated by the white arrow?
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The Longitudinal Fissure.
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What lobe is indicated by the blue arrow?
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The Frontal Lobe
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Which lobe is indicated by the red arrow?
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The Parietal Lobe
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Which lobe is indicated by the red arrow?
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The Occipital Lobe
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Which lobe is indicated by the blue arrow?
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The Temporal Lobe
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Which lobe is indicated by the blue arrow?
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The Insula
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What is the functional role of the Frontal Lobe?
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The cortex found in this region is associated with motor control, and, in the pre-frontal area, with judgment, the ability to formulate a plan of action in response to circumstances.
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Also some aspects of memory and smaller functions.
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What is the functional role of the Parietal Lobe?
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The cortex in this region is associated with somatosensation, and with the integration of sensory information.
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What is the functional role of the Occipital Lobe?
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The cortex in this region is involved with vision and the processing of visual information.
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What is the functional role of the Temporal Lobe?
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The cortex in this region is involved with receiving and processing auditory information, speech and olfaction. Also some involvement with the limbic system.
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What is the functional role of the Insula?
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Possibly nociception and visceral function, but not certain.
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What gyrus is indicated by the blue arrow?
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The Precentral Gyrus.
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What gyrus is indicated by the blue arrow?
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The Superior Frontal Gyrus
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What gyrus is indicated by the blue arrow?
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The Middle Frontal Gyrus
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What gyrus is indicated by the blue arrow?
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The Inferior Frontal Gyrus
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What gyrus is indicated by the blue arrow?
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The Postcentral Gyrus
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What gyrus is indicated by the blue arrow?
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The Supramarginal Gyrus
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What gyrus is indicated by the blue arrow?
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The Angular Gyrus.
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What gyrus is indicated by the blue arrow?
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The Superior Temporal Gyrus.
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What gyrus is indicated by the blue arrow?
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The Middle Temporal Gyrus
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What gyrus is indicated by the blue arrow?
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The Inferior Temporal Gyrus.
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What gyri are indicated by the blue arrow?
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The Short Gyri of the Insula.
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What gyrus is indicated by the blue arrow?
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The Long Gyrus of the Insula
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What sulcus is indicated by the blue arrow?
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The Precentral Sulcus.
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What sulcus is indicated by the blue arrow?
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The Postcentral Sulcus
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What sulcus is indicated by the blue arrow?
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The Superior Temporal Sulcus
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What sulcus is indicated by the blue arrow?
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The Inferior Temporal Sulcus
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What structure is indicated by the blue arrow?
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The Medulla Oblongata
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What structure is indicated by the blue arrow?
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The Pons
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What structure is indicated by the blue arrow?
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The Cerebellum
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What sulcus is indicated by the white arrow?
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The Cingulate Sulcus.
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What sulcus is indicated by the white arrow?
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The Sulcus of the Corpus Callosum (Callosal Sulcus)
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What sulcus is indicated by the yellow arrow?
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The Parieto-occipital Sulcus
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What sulcus is indicated by the white arrow(s)?
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The Calcarine Sulcus.
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What is the importance of the Calcarine Sulcus as a landmark?
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The primary visual cortex is located on either side of this sulcus.
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What gyrus is indicated by the white arrow?
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The Cingulate Gyrus.
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What structure is indicated by the white arrow?
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The Corpus Callosum
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What gyrus is indicated by the white arrow?
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The Parahippocampal Gyrus
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What structure is indicated by the white arrow?
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The Uncus
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What are the Cingulate Gyrus, the Parahippocampal Gyrus and the Uncus collectively called?
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The "Limbic Lobe." (along with some associated structures)
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What does the Limbic System do?
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It is involved with emotion and certain kinds of memory.
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What information does the Uncus receive?
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It receives olfactory input
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What region of the Corpus Callosum is indicated by the yellow arrow?
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The Rostrum.
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What region of the Corpus Callosum is indicated by the yellow arrow?
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The Genu
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What region of the Corpus Callosum is indicated by the yellow arrow?
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The Body
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What region of the Corpus Callosum is indicated by the yellow arrow?
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The Splenium
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What is the role of the Corpus Callosum?
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It connects the right and left cerebral hemispheres, ensuring communication through commissural fibres.
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What collection of fibres is indicated by the yellow arrow?
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The Anterior Commissure
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What collection of fibres is indicated by the yellow arrow?
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The Posterior Commissure.
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What collection of fibres is indicated by the yellow arrow?
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The Fornix.
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What two lobes are connected by the Anterior Commissure?
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The right and left Temporal Lobes.
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What foramen is indicated by the yellow arrow?
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The Interventricular Foramen.
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What structure is indicated by the white arrow?
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The Corpora Quadrigemina (well, a part of it)
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What structure is indicated by the white arrow?
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The Cerebral Aqueduct.
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What structure is indicated by the white arrow?
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The Cerebral Aqueduct.
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What is the function of the Posterior Commissure?
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It consists of axons which mediate reflexes associated with pupillary constriction.
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What portion of the Fornix is indicated by the white arrow?
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The Body.
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What portion of the Fornix is indicated by the white arrow?
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One of the Columns.
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What septum is indicated by the white arrow?
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The Septum Pellucidum.
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What structure is indicated by the white arrow?
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The Thalamus.
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What structure is indicated by the orange arrow?
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The Hypothalamus.
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What structure is indicated by the orange arrow?
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The Pineal Body.
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What is the function of the Thalamus?
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Its nuclei process sensory, motor, and limbic information, along with a variety of other kinds of information which are then sent to the cerebral cortex.
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What is the function of the Hypothalamus?
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It's intimately involved in the control of visceral activity and in the maintenance of homeostasis.
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It acts both with neurologic control and with hormonal control (as an endocrine organ).
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What is the function of the Pineal Body?
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It secretes melatonin.
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What gyrus is indicated by the blue arrow?
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The Gyrus Rectus (or Straight Gyrus)
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What structure is indicated by the blue arrow?
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The Olfactory Bulb
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What tract is indicated by the blue arrow?
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The Olfactory Tract.
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What sulcus is indicated by the blue arrow?
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The Olfactory Sulcus
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What structure is indicated by the blue arrow?
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The Medial Olfactory Stria
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What structure is indicated by the blue arrow?
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The Lateral Olfactory Stria.
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What structure is indicated by the blue arrow?
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The Anterior Perforated Substance
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What gyri are indicated by the blue arrows?
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The Orbital Gyri
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What gyrus is indicated by the blue arrow?
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The Inferior Temporal Gyrus.
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What gyri are indicated by the blue arrows?
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The Occipitotemporal Gyri (lateral and medial)
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What gyrus is indicated by the blue arrow?
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The Parahippocampal Gyrus.
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What structure is indicated by the blue arrow?
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The Uncus
(a prominent bump on the Parahyppocampal Gyrus) |
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What (dissected out) nerve is indicated by the blue arrow?
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The Optic Nerve.
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What structure is indicated by the blue arrow?
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The Optic Chiasm (or chiasma)
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What happens at the Optic Chiasma?
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There is a partial crossing of the Optic Nerves.
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What structure is indicated by the blue arrow?
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An Optic Tract.
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Where do the Optic Tracts terminate?
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Mainly in the lateral geniculate bodies of the thalamus.
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What structure is indicated by the blue arrow?
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A Mamillary Body
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What are the Mamillary Bodies?
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Two hypothalamic nuclei that receive input from the limbic lobe via the fornix.
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Which division of the brainstem is indicated by the blue arrow?
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The Medulla Oblongata.
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Which division of the brainstem is indicated by the blue arrow?
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The (Basilar) Pons
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Which division of the brainstem is indicated by the blue arrow?
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The (Basilar) Pons
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Which structure is indicated by the blue arrow?
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The Olive of the Medulla Oblongata.
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Which region of the brain is indicated by the blue arrow?
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The Cerebellum
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What is the branching white matter indicated by the blue arrow?
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The Arbor Vitae (the Tree of Life)
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Which space is indicated by the blue arrow?
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The Cerebral Aqueduct, connecting the Third and Fourth Ventricles.
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What structure is indicated by the blue arrow?
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The Corpora Quadrigemina (Quadrigeminal Plate)
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What structure is indicated by the blue arrow?
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A Superior Colliculus of the Quadrigeminal Plate
(there are two superior colliculi) |
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What is the function of the Superior Colliculi of the Corpora Quadrigemina?
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They are involved with visual functions.
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What structure is indicated by the blue arrow?
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The Basis Pedunculi
(The Cerebral Crus is the anterior surface of the Cerebral Peduncle, another name for Basis Pedunculi) |
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What surface is indicated by the blue arrow?
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The Posterior Perforated Substance.
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What is the space located anterior to the Posterior Perforated Surface?
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The Interpeduncular Fossa.
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Describe the fibers of the Basilar Pons.
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They are Transverse Fibers, and they cross over the anterior surface of the brainstem and continue into the Cerebellum.
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What tracts are indicated by the blue arrows?
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The Pyramidal Tracts of the medulla.
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