Anatomy Flashcards
Separates the Frontal and Parietal Lobes and Motor and Sensory cortices
Central Sulcus
Expressive Aphasia
Broca’s Aphasia
Receptive Aphasia
Wernicke’s Aphasia
Executive functions, attention, problem solving, analytical, and inhibiting emotion
Prefrontal Cortex
Syndrome of Mood changes, Personality changes, apathy, aggressiveness, emotional instability, impulsiveness
Frontal Lobe Syndrome
cannot convert short term memory into long term memory
Hippocampal Damage
Interconnect w/cortex, thalamus, & brain stem,
deals w/skeletal motor function
Initiate, control, modulation
learning, cognition, emotion
Basal Ganglia
Processes & relays primarily sensory information from body to the cortex
regulates awareness, sleep, consciousness & arousal, motor role
Thalamus
Regulates homeostasus
Via endocrine, autonomic & limbic systems
Hypothalamus
regulate and control balance, posture, muscle tone and coordination of voluntary motor functio
Cerebellum
creation and modulation of emotions, memory, feeding, and mating
Limbic System
Hemispheric dominance pertains to
Language function
R handed ppl have ____ hemispheric dominance
Left
Cushing’s Triad
Widening Pulse pressure
Bradycardia
Hypoventilation
Signs of Uncal Herniation
Homonymous Hemianopsia (contralateral side to lesion) Encroachment on CN III (Fixed & dilated pupils)(down & out gaze)