Anatomy of the Nervous System
This pathway provides an in-depth look at the embryologic perspective, the central nervous system, circulation & the central nervous system, and the peripheral nervous system. The pathway also provides vocabulary support for these topics, as well as opportunities for learners to self-assess their understanding by analyzing figures and answering questions.
Topics
- abducens nerve
- alar plate
- amygdala
- anterior column
- anterior horn
- anterior median fissure
- anterior spinal artery
- arachnoid granulation
- arachnoid mater
- arachnoid trabeculae
- ascending tract
- axillary nerve
- basal forebrain
- basal nuclei
- basal plate
- basilar artery
- brachial plexus
- brain stem
- Broca’s area
- Brodmann’s areas
- carotid canal
- cauda equine
- caudate
- central canal
- central sulcus
- cephalic flexure
- cerebellum
- cerebral aqueduct
- cerebral cortex
- cerebral hemisphere
- cerebrum
- cervical plexus
- choroid plexus
- circle of Willis
- common carotid artery
- corpus callosum
- cranial nerve
- cranial nerve ganglion
- descending tract
- diencephalon
- direct pathway
- disinhibition
- dorsal
- posterior nerve root
- posterior root ganglion
- dura mater
- dural sinus
- endoneurium
- enteric nervous system
- enteric plexus
- epineurium
- epithalamus
- esophageal plexus
- extraocular muscles
- facial nerve
- fascicle
- femoral nerve
- fibular nerve
- foramen magnum
- forebrain
- fourth ventricle
- frontal eye field
- frontal lobe
- gastric plexuses
- globus pallidus
- glossopharyngeal nerve
- gyrus
- hindbrain
- hippocampus
- hypoglossal nerve
- hypothalamus
- indirect pathway
- inferior colliculus
- inferior olive
- intercostal nerve
- internal carotid artery
- interventricular foramina
- jugular veins
- kinesthesia
- lateral apertures
- lateral column
- lateral horn
- lateral sulcus
- lateral ventricles
- limbic cortex
- limbic system
- longitudinal fissure
- lumbar plexus
- lumbar puncture
- median aperture
- median nerve
- meninges
- mesencephalon
- metencephalon
- midbrain
- myelencephalon
- nerve plexus
- neural crest
- neural fold
- neural groove
- neural plate
- neural tube
- neuraxis
- occipital lobe
- occipital sinuses
- oculomotor nerve
- olfaction
- olfactory nerve
- optic nerve
- orthostatic reflex
- paravertebral ganglia
- parietal lobe
- parieto-occipital sulcus
- perineurium
- phrenic nerve
- pia mater
- plexus
- postcentral gyrus
- posterior columns
- posterior horn
- posterior median sulcus
- posterolateral sulcus
- precentral gyrus
- prefrontal lobe
- premotor area
- prevertebral ganglia
- primary vesicle
- proprioception
- prosencephalon
- putamen
- radial nerve
- reticular formation
- rhombencephalon
- sacral plexus
- saphenous nerve
- sciatic nerve
- sciatica
- secondary vesicle
- sigmoid sinuses
- somatosensation
- spinal accessory nerve
- spinal nerve
- straight sinus
- striatum
- subarachnoid space
- subcortical nucleus
- substantia nigra pars compacta
- substantia nigra pars reticulata
- subthalamus
- sulcus
- superior colliculus
- superior sagittal sinus
- sympathetic chain ganglia
- systemic nerve
- tectum
- tegmentum
- telencephalon
- temporal lobe
- terminal ganglion
- thalamus
- third ventricle
- tibial nerve
- transverse sinuses
- trigeminal ganglion
- trigeminal nerve
- trochlear nerve
- ulnar nerve
- vagus nerve
- ventral
- anterior nerve root
- ventricles
- vertebral arteries
- vestibulocochlear nerve