Just to review, these are the brain structures for which you are responsible for the lecture portion of the course:
- Cerebral hemispheres:
- Cerebral cortex:
- Lobes: frontal, parietal, occipital, temporal, insula
- Central sulcus
- Precentral gyrus
- Postcentral gyrus
- Functional areas (in general):
- motor areas (in general)
- sensory areas (in general)
- multimodal association areas (in general)
- White matter tracts:
- Commissures:
- Corpus callosum
- Projection fibers
- Association fibers
- Commissures:
- Basal nuclei (in general)
- Cerebral cortex:
- Diencephalon:
- Thalamus:
- Thalamic nuclei (in general)
- Intermediate mass
- Hypothalamus
- Epithalamus/pineal gland
- Thalamus:
- Brain stem:
- Midbrain:
- Corpora quadrigemina:
- Superior colliculi
- Inferior colliculi
- Corpora quadrigemina:
- Pons
- Medulla oblongata
- Midbrain:
- Cerebellum
- Brain coverings:
- Dura mater
- Arachnoid mater:
- Subarachnoid space
- Arachnoid villi
- Pia mater
Note: consult the Lab Exam 2 Review Sheet for anatomical features that you need to know for the lab exam.