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Figure 7.12b
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I. Cerebrum (Cerebral Hemispheres)
Largest part of the
brain
Paired (left and
right) superior part
of the brain
Cerebral cortex
Enclose most of
the other regions of
the brain
Figure 7.13a
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Cerebral Hemispheres (Cerebrum)
Gyri
- elevated ridges
ex. Cingulate gyrus
Precentral gyrus
Postcental gyrus
Figure 7.13a
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Sulcus
- shallow groove
ex. Central sulcus
Figure 7.13a
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Layers of the Cerebrum
White matter
Fiber tracts inside
the gray matter
-transmit impulses to
and from the cerebral
cortex
Ex: corpus callosum
(connects 2 c.
hemispheres)
Figure 7.13a
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II.Diencephalon
Sits on top of the
brain stem
Enclosed by the
cerebral
hemispheres
Made of
Thalamus
Hypothalamus
Epithalamus
Inferior to the
thalamus
Most inferior part of
diencephalon
Maintains
homeostasis
Controls body
temperature,
hunger and thirst
Corpora
quadrigemina
- rounded protrusions
- superior and
inferior colliculi
- Reflex centers for
vision and hearing
Double-layered
external covering
Thickest and
strongest layer
Pia mater
Internal layer
Delicate layer that
adheres to the
surface of the brain
and spinal cord
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Ventricles and Location of the
Cerebrospinal Fluid
Figure 7.17ab
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Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF)
Formed in the 4 ventricles of brain
Lateral (#1 and 2) 3rd 4th ventricle
Formed in choroid plexuses
By filtration and secretion of blood plasma
In specialized capillary networks (covered by ependymal
cells) in walls of ventricles
Pathway
Through 4 ventricles central canal of spinal cord
and within subarachnoid space
Reabsorbed through arachnoid villi into blood in
superior sagittal sinus
Cushions brain and provides nutrients