12.1 Flashcards
right brain vs. left brain
lateralization
learning and memory
hippocampus
controls higher order brain functions
cerebral cortex
what makes up grey matter
soma and dendrites
what makes up white matter
myelin and axons
what makes up basal nuclei
deep somas and dendrites
plans and coordinates skilled motor activities
primary motor
plans motor activities especially speech
premotor cortex
association of language– gives meaning to words
wernickes area
cortex (vocab)
bark of tree
how many lobes of the cerebral cortex
4
what type of gilla cells like the ventricles and central canal
ependymal
enables higher mental functions such as reason and logic in humans
cerebral cortex
what are the three functional divisions of the brain
motor
sensory
association
planning motor activities such as speech and producing words
Brocas area
cingulate
belt
callus
hard
fornix
arch
cauda
tail
chorea
dance
thalamos
chamber
putamen
shell
helps coordinate motor output by selective inhibition
striatum
characterized by uncontrolled motor movements called chorea
Huntington’s disease
degeneration of the striatum
Huntington’s disease