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Psy 378 Study Objectives
Neuroanatomy
1. Identify and define neuroanatomical terms used to describe directions in the nervous system.
2. Identify the following structures on the external surface of the brain:
meninges: dura mater and pia mater
ventral surface
olfactory nerve (CN I)
optic nerve (CN II)
oculomotor nerve (CN III)
trochlear nerve (CN IV)
trigeminal nerve (CN V)
abducens nerve (CN VI)
optic chiasm
pituitary stalk
mammillary body
pons
medulla
dorsal surface
cerebral cortex
sulcus
gyrus
longitudinal fissure
cerebellum
3. Identify the following midline structures in a sagittal section of the brain
cingulate cortex
corpus callosum (genu and splenium)
fornix
anterior commissure
optic chiasm
massa intermedia
pineal body
thalamus
hypothalamus
midbrain (superior and inferior colliculi)
pons
medulla
cerebellum
cerebellar peduncles
lateral ventricle
fourth ventricle
4. Identify the following structures in a frontal and/or horizontal section of the brain
cerebral cortex (white matter and gray matter)
lateral ventricles
corpus callosum
basal ganglia (caudate nucleus, putamen, globus pallidus)
hippocampus
thalamus
midbrain
superior colliculus
cerebral aqueduct
periaqueductal gray
5. Identify major structures of the cow eye.
sclera
cornea
lens
iris
ciliary muscles
vitreous humor
retina
choroid
6. Identify the cell layers of the retina. Identify photoreceptors and retinal ganglion cells in a
section of retina under the microscope.
7. Identify a spinal cord section under the microscope and identify these components: dorsal
root ganglion, dorsal horn, ventral horn, central canal, motor neuron cell bodies.