Learn about the nervous system with these printable anatomy flash cards.
There are 12 flash cards in this set (2 pages to print.)
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Sample flash cards in this set:
| Questions | Answers |
|---|---|
| This is a group of brain regions including the anterior thalamic nuclei, amygdala, hippocampus, limbic cortex, and parts of the hypothalamus as well as their interconnecting fiber bundles | The Limbic System |
| A forebrain structure of the medial temporal lobe, constituting an important part of the limbic system; involved in learning and memory | Hippocampus |
| A structure in the interior o the rostral temporal lobe, containing a set of nuclei; part of the limbic system | Amygdala |
| A fiber bundle that connects the hippocampus with other parts of the brain, including the mammillary bodies of the hypothalamus; part of the limbic system | Fornix |
| A protrusion of the bottom of the brain at the posterior end of the hypothalamus, containing some hypothalamic nuclei; part of the limbic system | Mammillary bodies |
| A group of subcortical nuclei in the telencephalon, the caudate nucleus, the globus pallidus, and the putamen; important parts of the motor system | Basal ganglia |
| An identifiable group of neural cell bodies in the central nervous system. | Nucleus (nuclei) |
| The caudate nucleus, the putamen, the Globus pallidus are all major parts of the | Basal ganglia |
| A region of the forebrain surrounding the third ventricle; includes the thalamus and the hypothalamus | Diencephalon |
| The largest portion of the diencephalon, located above the hypothalamus; contains nuclei that project information to specific regions of the cerebral cortex and receive information from it | Thalamus |
| An axon of a neuron in one region of the brain whose terminals form synapses with neurons in another region | Projection fiber |
| A group of cell bodies within the lateral geniculate body of the thalamus that receives fibers from the retina and projects fibers to the primary visual cortex | Lateral geniculate nucleus |
