PSY100H1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Neuroglia, Silver Nitrate, Complex Cell
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Fissures large sulci, examples: longitudinal fissure divides the two hemispheres, lateral fissure divides each hemisphere into halves, the cortex of each hemisphere is divided into 4 lobes: Brain tissue found within the skull. Hemispheres 2 almost symmetrical halves that the brain has: one on the left side of the body and one on the right. Cerebrospinal fluid (csf) a tube filled with salty fluid: cushions the brain and removes metabolic waste. Temporal lobe located at the same place as the thumb on your upraised fist. Frontal lobe lies immediately above the temporal lobe, located at the front of the brain. Parietal lobe located behind the frontal lobe. Occipital lobe the area at the back of each hemisphere: commissures pathways that connect the brain"s hemispheres. Brain stem the remaining tube underlying the cortex: mediates regulatory functions such as eating, drinking and moving.