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A walk through the brain - Week 2 Flashcards

1
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What does the nucleus accumbens associate with?

A

Feelings of reward

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2
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What neurotransmitter does the nucleus accumbens trigger?

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Dopamine

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3
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What are the 6 things the cerebellum is associated with?

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Fear
Language
Attention
Balance
Pleasure
Procedural memories

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4
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What are the 3 key ares of the brain stem?

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Medulla oblongata
Pons
Mid brain

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5
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What does the brain stem associate with?

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Breathing
Digestion
Heart rate
Autonomic processes
Connects spinal cord with brain

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6
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What’s another name for the Cerebrum?

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Forebrain

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7
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What’s the percentage of the cerebum brain volume?

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75%

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8
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What’s the cerebrum weight percentage in the brain?

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85%

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What 4 lobes does the cerebrum split into?

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Frontal lobe
Parietal lobe
Occipital lobe
temporal Lobe

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10
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What are fissures?

A

deep grooves

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11
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What are sulci?

A

shallow grooves

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12
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What are gyri?

A

Brain bumps

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13
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What does the longitudinal fissure do?

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Splits the cerebrum into 2 hemispheres

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14
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What are the nerve fibres called that link the brain hemispheres?

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Corpus callosum

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15
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What’s another name for the cerebral cortex?

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Neo cortex

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16
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What are the 6 layers of the cerebral cortex?

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Molecular
External grandula
External Pyramidal
Interal granular
internal pyramidal
White matter

M iss
G o
P ee
G o
P ee
M iss

17
Q

What is pia mater?

A

Very fine layer of fibrous connective tissue lined with a simple epithelial layer composed of pial cells

18
Q

What is the cerebral cortex?

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The outermost layer of the brain containing grey matter. Responsible for ‘higher order’ functions

19
Q

What are 3 specific systems of the brain?

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Sensory
Motor
Limbic

20
Q

What is the limbic system associated with?

A

Emotions
Memory
Arousal

21
Q

What are 3 important parts of the limbic system?

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Hypothalamas
Hippocapus
Amygdala

22
Q

What does grey matter contain?

A

Cell bodies of neurons
Unmyelinated axons
Glial cells
Blood vessels

CUGB

23
Q

What is the function of the prefrontal cortex?

A

High-order cognitive processes e.g.:
- Decision making
- Reasoning
- Personality
- Social cognition

24
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What are 9 key functions of the Prefrontal cortex?

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  1. Empathy
  2. Insight
  3. Response flexibility
  4. Body regulation
  5. Emotion regulation
  6. Morality
  7. Intuition
  8. Attuned communication
  9. Fear modulation

F I R E I E B M A

25
Q

What does the Hypothalamus do?

A

provides hormonal stimuli via the pituitary gland

26
Q

What is the Hippocampus associated with?

A

forming memories

27
Q

What is the Amygdala associated with?

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central role in anger, fear, anxiety, pleasure, and in forming fear memories

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