lab activity 15 the brain portland community college bi 232
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Brain Meninges: Dura Mater
• Continuous with the spinal meninges• Dura mater: An outer and inner fibrous
connective tissue• Outer later is fused to the periosteum of the
cranial bones (no epidural space)
• Between the layers are tissue fluids, blood vessels and venous sinuses.• Venous sinuses are large collecting veins.• Venous sinuses drain into the internal jugular
veins
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Dural Folds
• The inner layer of dura mater that extends into the cranial cavity.
• Provide additional stabilization and support for the brain
• Contain the dural sinuses
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Dural Folds
• Falx cerebri projects between the cerebral hemispheres in the longitudinal fissure• Superior sagittal sinus & inferior sagittal sinus
• Tentorium cerebelli separates the cerebellar hemisphere from the cerebrum• Transverse sinus
• Falx cerebelli divides the cerebellar hemispheres
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Brain Meninges: Arachnoid & Pia Mater
• Arachnoid mater consists of the arachnoid membrane and fibers of the arachnoid trabeculae that attach to the pia mater
• Pia mater: attached to the surface of the brain, anchored by processes of astrocytes• Contains branches of cerebral blood vessels
that penetrate the surface of the brain.
• CSF is between these two membranes in the subarachnoid space
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Brainstem: Medulla Oblongata
• Functions:• Center for the coordination of complex
autonomic reflexes (heart rate, respiratory rhythm, blood pressure)
• Control of visceral functions (vomiting, swallowing)
• Decussation of pyramids: a crossover point for the major motor tracts
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Brainstem: Pons
• Functions:• Sensory and motor nuclei of Cranial nerves V,
VI, VII, and VIII• Respiratory control:
• Apneustic center and pneumotaxic center to modify the activity of the respiratory rhythmicity center in the medulla
• Nuclei and tracts that process and relay information to and from the cerebellum
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Brainstem: Midbrain
• Functions:• Connects pons to cerebellum• Superior colliculi: visual reflex centers• Inferior colliculi: auditory reflex centers
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Diencephalon: Epithalamus
• Superior to the third ventricle, contains the pineal gland
Pineal gland
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Diencephalon: Hypothalamus
• Pituitary gland: Attaches to the hypothalamus via the infundibulum
• Mamillary bodies: Process olfactory sensations.
Pituitary gland (not in this picture) would be hanging here
Mamillary body
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Diencephalon: Hypothalamus
• Major Functions:1. Controls somatic motor activities at the
subconscious level2. Controls autonomic function3. Coordinates activities of the nervous and endocrine
systems4. Secretes hormones5. Produces emotions and behavioral drives6. Coordinates voluntary and autonomic functions7. Regulates body temperature8. Coordinates circadian cycles of activity
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Cerebellum
• Functions: • Coordination of
movements• Adjustment of
postural muscles
Vermis
Arbor Vita (white matter that looks like a leaf)
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Cerebral Cortex
• The superficial layer/rim of gray matter in the cerebral hemispheres• Gray matter
consists of cell bodies, dendrites, and unmyelinated axons.
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White Matter & Basal Nuclei
• White matter consists primarily of myelinated axons• Is beneath the gray matter cortex
• Notice how it is the opposite arrangement from the spinal cord (Spinal cord: white matter is on the outside and gray matter is on the inside.)
• Corpus callosum: Connects the right and left hemispheres
• Basal nuclei: Islands of gray matter within the white matter.• Function: Involved in the subconscious control of skeletal
muscle tone and the coordination of learned movement patterns
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Sulci & Gyri
• Sulci: Shallow depressions of the cerebral cortex• Central sulcus is between the frontal and parietal
lobes• Lateral sulcus is between the parietal lobes and
temporal lobes.• Fissures: Deep grooves
• Longitudinal: separates cerebral hemispheres• Transverse: separates cerebrum form the
cerebellum• Gyri: The elevated ridges of the cerebral cortex
• Serve to increase the surface area
Sulci
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Central SulcusPrecentral Gyrus: (frontal lobe) contains the primary motor area Postcentral Gyrus:
(parietal lobe) contains the primary somatosensory area.
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Cerebrum
• Frontal lobe• Motor, speech (usually left lobe), personality
• Parietal lobe• Sensation (except smell), language
• Occipital lobe• Vision
• Temporal lobe• Hearing, smell, language
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