Chapter 13 Study Guide

1. Explain fetal brain development through the first 8 weeks.

1. What are the major regions of the adult brain?

1. What are the function of the regions of the adult brain?

1. What are the ventricles of the brain?

1. What is the corpus callosum?

1. Explain what the meninges are, what are the three layers, andthe characteristics of each layer.

1. Describe what cerebrospinal fluid is and where it isproduced.

1. What is the medulla oblongata and where is it found?

1. What are the functions of the medulla oblongata?

1. What is the pons and where is it found?

1. What are the functions of the pons?

1. Explain the cerebellum and what does it do in terms offunction?

1. What are Perkinje cells (not fibers like in the heart) andwhere are they found?

1. Where is the diencephalon and what are its functions?

1. What is the limbic system and where is it found?

1. What is the insula of the brain? Specifically what centers arefound in it and where is it found?

1. What are gyri?

1. What are the functions of the cerebral cortex?

1. Explain the functions of the cranial nerves:
   1. Olfactory
   2. Optic
   3. Oculomotor
   4. Trochlear
   5. Trigeminal
   6. Abducens
   7. Facial
   8. Vestibularcochlear
   9. Glossopharyngeal
   10. Vagus
   11. Accessory
   12. Hypoglossal

1. Classify each cranial nerve as sensory, motor, or mixed:
   1. Olfactory
   2. Optic
   3. Oculomotor
   4. Trochlear
   5. Trigeminal
   6. Abducens
   7. Facial
   8. Vestibularcochlear
   9. Glossopharyngeal
   10. Vagus
   11. Accessory
   12. Hypoglossal

1. What are the different functional regions of the cerebrum?

1. Explain how damage to the Broca’s and Wernicke’s areas affectlanguage and how they are different from one another.

1. Explain sensory receptors and their functions.

1. Explain the different nervous system disorders listed in thetextbook. Do not list them, but explain them.