PSCH 100- Midterm Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 45 pages long!)

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Major structures of the brain ( http://www. appsychology. net ) Stemlike portion of the brain, continuous with diencephalon above and spinal cord below. Located behind pons, in posterior section of cranial cavity. Composed of cerebral cortex, two lateral lobes, central flocculonodular lobes, medial vermis, some deep nuclei. Composed of gray matter and arranged in raised ridges (gyri), grooves (sulci), depressions (fissures). Major divisions of cerebrum, consisting of frontal, parietal, temporal, occipital lobes (named for bones under which they lie), insula. Divided into left and right hemispheres by longitudinal fissure and divided into cerebral lobes. Also contains cerebral cortex (gray matter), white matter, basal ganglia, diencephalon. Bridge of nerve fibers that connects one cerebral hemisphere with the other. Small mass below the thalamus; forms floor and part of lateral walls of third ventricle. Site of emergence of cranial nerves 3, 4. Short, bridgelike structure composed of mainly of fibers that connect midbrain and medulla, cerebellar hemispheres, and cerebellum and cerbrum.