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Central Nervous System Anatomy & Physiology

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  • Central Nervous System (CNS)

    The CNS consists of the brain and spinal cord, responsible for processing and integrating information.

  • Primary brain vesicles

    During embryonic development, the brain forms three primary vesicles: prosencephalon (forebrain), mesencephalon (midbrain), and rhombencephalon (hindbrain).

  • Secondary brain vesicles

    The primary vesicles further divide into five secondary vesicles: telencephalon, diencephalon, mesencephalon, metencephalon, and myelencephalon.

  • Adult brain regions derived from vesicles

    Telencephalon forms cerebral hemispheres; diencephalon forms thalamus and hypothalamus; mesencephalon remains midbrain; metencephalon forms pons and cerebellum; myelencephalon forms medulla oblongata.

  • Brain flexures in development

    Two major flexures at week 5 cause the telencephalon and diencephalon to angle toward the brain stem, shaping brain structure.

  • Gray matter composition

    Gray matter consists of neuron cell bodies and short nonmyelinated neurons.

  • White matter composition

    White matter is mostly myelinated axons with some nonmyelinated axons, responsible for communication between brain regions.

  • Pattern of gray and white matter in CNS

    In the spinal cord, gray matter is central and white matter is peripheral; in the brain, gray matter forms the cortex and nuclei, with white matter inside.

  • Ventricles of the brain

    Four fluid-filled chambers: paired lateral ventricles, third ventricle, and fourth ventricle, all continuous and filled with cerebrospinal fluid.

  • Cerebral hemispheres

    Make up 83% of brain mass; surface marked by gyri (ridges), sulci (shallow grooves), and fissures (deep grooves).

  • Major cerebral fissures

    Longitudinal fissure separates hemispheres; transverse cerebral fissure separates cerebrum and cerebellum.

  • Lobes of the cerebral hemispheres

    Five lobes: frontal, parietal, temporal, occipital, and insula (buried under other lobes).

  • Central sulcus function

    Separates the precentral gyrus (frontal lobe, motor cortex) from the postcentral gyrus (parietal lobe, somatosensory cortex).

  • Three basic regions of each cerebral hemisphere

    Cerebral cortex (gray matter), white matter internally, and basal nuclei deep within white matter.

  • Cerebral cortex composition

    Thin superficial layer of gray matter containing neuron cell bodies, dendrites, glial cells, and blood vessels; no axons.

  • Functional areas of cerebral cortex

    Includes motor areas (voluntary movement), sensory areas (conscious sensation), and association areas (integrate information).

  • Primary motor cortex location and function

    Located in the precentral gyrus of the frontal lobe; controls voluntary movements via pyramidal cells.

  • Premotor cortex function

    Plans movements and controls learned, repetitious motor skills; located anterior to primary motor cortex.

  • Broca's area role

    Usually in left hemisphere; involved in speech production and planning motor activities for speech.

  • Primary somatosensory cortex

    Located in postcentral gyrus of parietal lobe; receives sensory input from skin and proprioceptors; capable of spatial discrimination.

  • Somatosensory association cortex

    Posterior to primary somatosensory cortex; integrates sensory input to understand objects by touch.

  • Visual areas of cerebral cortex

    Primary visual cortex in occipital lobe receives input from retinas; visual association area interprets stimuli using past experience.

  • Auditory areas of cerebral cortex

    Primary auditory cortex in temporal lobe interprets sound; auditory association area stores sound memories and perception.

  • Vestibular cortex function

    Located in posterior insula and adjacent parietal cortex; responsible for conscious awareness of balance and head position.

  • Olfactory cortex location and function

    Primary olfactory cortex in temporal lobe (piriform lobes); involved in conscious awareness of odors.

  • Gustatory cortex location and function

    Located in insula; involved in perception of taste.

  • Visceral sensory area

    Posterior to gustatory cortex; conscious perception of visceral sensations like upset stomach or full bladder.

  • Association areas of cerebral cortex

    Receive input from multiple sensory areas and send outputs to multiple areas; include anterior, posterior, and limbic association areas.

  • Lateralization of cortical functions

    Division of labor between hemispheres; left controls language, math, logic; right controls visual-spatial skills, intuition, emotion, and artistic skills.