Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Central Nervous System
- Brain
- Forebrain
- Cerebrum
- Corpus Callosum-
Divides right and left
hemispheres
- Midbrain
- Connects cerebrum to
pons and cerebellum
- Hindbrain
- Cerebellum
- Pons
- Forms upper part of hindbrain
- Bridge between cerebrum and
cerebellum and madulla
oblongata
- Medulla oblongata
- Forms lower part of hindbrain
- Ventricular System
- Four irregular fluid
filled cavities that
communicate with
one another
- Two upper cavities (left and right lateral ventricles)
- Situated one on each side of the midsagittal
plane
- Third ventricle
- Situated in the midsagittal plane
- Fourth ventricle
- Located in the hindbrain
- Spinal Cord
- Grey substance
- White substance
- Spinal nerves arise from two
roots at the side of spinal
canal
- Spinal cord and nerves work together to
transmit and recieve sensory, motor and
reflex messages
- Brain and Spinal Cord
- Enclosed by meninges