PSYC 211 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Thalamus, Diencephalon, Brainstem
16 Mar 2017
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Csf leaves the fourth ventricle and flows through the subarachnoid space where it is reabsorbed into the blood supply. Forebrain telencephalon: cerebral cortex highly convoluted with sulci (small grooves), fissures (large or major grooves) and gyri (ridges between sulci or fissures). The convolutions increase the surface area of the cortex the cerebral cortex consists mainly of glial cells, axons, dendrites and a high concentration of cell bodies. The caudate nucleus is located in the center of the brain. It resembles a c shape with a wide head in the front tapering to a body and a tail at the end. The globus pallidus is a spherical shapes structure that receives input from the caudate and putamen. The putamen is a band of axons located in the center of the caudate. Together, the caudate and putamen have a striped appearance and are known together as the striatum.
