The Brain
l Key component of the Central Nervous System = CNS l Regulates body functions, control, senses, thought, communication, survival
CerebrumCerebellum Brain Stem
Central Nervous SystemPeripheralNervousSystem
SPINAL CORD l Extension of the CNS l Begins at the base of the skull l Transmits information l Nerves branch out
l Cranial nerves extend from the brain l Spinal nerves extend from the spinal cord
PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM l Bundles of nerves extending from the brain and the spinal column
Cranial Nerves OLFACTORY 2. OPTIC 3. OCULOMOTOR 4. TROCHLEAR 5. TRIGEMINAL 6. ABDUCENS 7. FACIAL 8. VESTIBULOCOCHLEAR 9. GLOSSOPHARYNGEAL 10. VAGUS 11. ACCESSORY 12. HYPOGLOSSAL BLUE = SENSORY WHITE= MOTOR
Basic Brain Anatomy l CEREBRUM l CEREBELLUM l BRAIN STEM –Diencephalon –Midbrain –Pons –Medulla Oblongata
CEREBRAL HEMISPHERES l Right and Left
4 Cerebral Lobes l FRONTAL l PARIETAL l TEMPORAL l OCCIPITAL l Speech & Motor Skills l Sensory l Auditory l Visual
Brain Protection
Cerebrospinal Fluid l CSF l SHOCK ABSORBING l CLEAR AND COLORLESS l SUPPORTS SPINAL CORD
Meneges l 3 Coverings of the Brain l Help to Protect it –Envelop it l Fibrous Tissue
Dura Mater l OUTERMOST l THICKEST
Arachnoid l SPIDER-WEB l LINES INNER SURFACE OF DURA MATER l VERY THIN
Pia Mater l BELOW ARACHNOID l INNERMOST COVERING OF BRAIN AND SPINAL CORD
Subarachnoid Space l BETWEEN ARACHNOID AND PIA MATER l Filled with CSF