| A | B |
|---|
| gyri | thick folds on the surface of the cerebrum |
| sulci | shallow grooves on surface of brain |
| brainstem | made up of the medulla, pons and midbrain |
| meninges | dura mater, arachnoid mater and pia mater |
| ventricles | spaces with brain where CSF flows. Made up of two lateral and a third and fourth. |
| choroid plexus | a mass of blood capillaries that produces the CSF |
| CSF | cerebrospinal fluid, fills the ventricles and bathes its external surface |
| medulla oblongata | most inferior part of the brainstem. many neural networks involved in sensory and motor function. Also cardiac, vasomotor and respiratory centers found here. |
| pons | middle part of brainstem. contains many of the tracts that pass from the spinal cord to the brain and brain down the spinal cord. the reticular formation in the pons contain nuclei for sleep respiration and posture |
| midbrain | most superior part of brainstem. |
