BSC 1083 chapter objectives

The Nervous System:The Brain and Cranial Nerve
Textbook chapter: 19.


1. Identify the three meninges and their basic characteristics. List them in order, including any relevant spaces.
2. For Cerebrospinal fluid, trace its flow through the ventricles and other spaces.
3. Name the regions of the brain. Include surface anatomy and relate to cranial bones.
4. Identify the important cerebral cortex areas and their functions. Include the corpus callosum.
5. Identify the important structures of the diencepalon and their functions.
6. Identify the important structures of the brain stem and their functions.
7. Describe the structure and function of the cerebellum.
8. Name all 12 pairs of cranial nerves, providing basic
functions for each.

Be able to locate and recognize the following terms.

medulla oblongata cerebrum optic nerve
pons cognitive area olfactory nerve
midbrain motor speech area oculomotor nerve
  primary motor area trochlear nerve
cerebellum somatosensory area trigeminal nerve
  visual area abducens nerve
  gustatory area facial nerve
thalamus hearing and balance area vestibulocochlear nerve
hypothalamus olfaction area glossopharangeal nerve
pituitary gland   vagus nerve
    accessory nerve
  corpus callosum hyglossal nerve



Professor Thomas M. Lancraft

Human Anatomy Course 
at St. Petersburg College
St. Petersburg/Gibbs Campus

04/2007