| A | B |
|---|
| cerebrum | largest portion of brain - R & L hemispheres |
| ventricles | spaces in hemispheres containing cerebral spinal fluid |
| cerebellum / hindbrain | posterior brain controls coordination |
| brainstem | stemlike part connects brain to spinal cord - origin of cranial nerves |
| pons | connectscerebrum with cerebellum and brain stem |
| medulla oblongata | between pons and cord - controls resp, heart rate and vessel size |
| midbrain | top of brainstem |
| cerebrospinal / CSF | clear, colorles fluid in bentricles and subarachnoidspace |
| spinal cord | in vertebral canal from medulla to L2 vertebra |
| meninges | 3 layers that cover brainand spinal cord |
| dura mater | tough outer layer of meninges |
| arachoid | delicate middle lyaer of meninges |
| pia mater | thin inner layer of meninges |
| nerve | structure that carries nerve impuses to / from body |
| ganglion | group of nerve cell bodies out of CNS |
