2NEURO- Primer-MEDPHYS-tracts

Question 1

What is most anterior tube?

Answer 1

Telencephalon

Question 2

2nd caudal region of the brain; thalamus and hypothalamus

Answer 2

Diencephalon (2Toddler)

Question 3

3rd layer; “midbrain”/quadrageminal plate (made up of 4 bones; 2 on top are superior colliculi and 2 on bottom are inferior colliculi)

Answer 3

Mesencephalon (middle)

Question 4

Nuclei that regulate respiratory function, Conscious awareness

Answer 4

Metencephalon (META brain)

Question 5

Medulla oblongataa- sensitive area heart rate and respiration. Remember PONs H+

Answer 5

Myelencephalon (oblong cord)

Question 6

Lobes of the brain

Answer 6

Frontal- thought, Parietal- sensory, Occipital- vision, Temporal- language, hear

Question 7

Primary Somatosensory Cortex neurological representation of our body- sensation?

Answer 7

Post central gyrus

Question 8

Primary motor cortex, interprets sensory and initiates motor?

Answer 8

Pre central gyrus

Question 9

Broca area

Answer 9

Broken speech, Understands. motor activity to make speech. Inf of frontal, parietal, hear

Question 10

posterior part of temporal lobe; understanding of the language, syntax and meaning of language

Answer 10

Wernickes

Question 11

The network of neurons that fire in a certain sequence from sensory. Reinforced with more frequency

Answer 11

Association. Primary cortex

Question 12

Post a CVA the pt has words easily spoken, BUT unrelated

Answer 12

Fluent, Sensory, Receptive Wernicke aphasia. Help to determine location. Lost of Physical vs cognitive. Word salad, not obvious

Question 13

Dad is hard to understand, he has difficulty speaking, but he know the meaning of what he saying.

Answer 13

Non fluent aphasia, motor expressive or Broca aphasia. Broken speech. Effort seen

Question 14

What three arteries supply the vasculature of the cortex?

Answer 14

ANT, MID, POST circle of willis

Question 15

Which areas a must sensitive in a stroke due to reliance on both ANT and Middle cerebral artery?

Answer 15

Watershed area, Broca and Wenicke- easily ischemic in there if obstruction or ischemia

Question 16

What keep the plan running while planning in the cortex takes place?

Answer 16

Basal Ganglia-subcortical nuclei. maintain postural background during voluntarily activities. Walking and talking

Question 17

This area is the reason for aggressive, fight-flight behavior within subcortical nuclei?

Answer 17

Amygdaloid Nucleus

Question 18

what disease is example of disconnect with subcortical/basal ganglia and cortex?

Answer 18

Parkinson- enter a door, step over crack. problem substani nigra which feeds deep cortical nuclei. Tremors over shoot, turning overshoot

Question 19

This relays all sensory information, except olfaction, located diencephalon? The circuit boards.

Answer 19

Thalamus

Question 20

Control of homeostatic systems of the body through pituitary gland via hormones

Answer 20

Hypothalamus

Question 21

The superior colliculus provide what info to flinch when something is thrown at us and where?

Answer 21

Visual- Quadrigeminal plate Mesencephalon

Question 22

The inferior colliculus provide what info to flinch when a horn is blown, and where?

Answer 22

Auditory- Quadrigeminal plate Mesencephalon

Question 23

What is a mound of tissue created by fibers that are diverting their pathway and going in and out of cerebellum

Answer 23

Pons- contain pontine nuclei or RAS

Question 24

When doing the Romberg test what section of brain is test via what tract?

Answer 24

Location is Cerebellum. Testing integrity of posterior column. Proprioception. Road test. ETOH impairs