AP200 brain Flashcards

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What are the primary functions of the brain?

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Registers sensation, analyzes them, makes decisions, initiates actions, site for intellect, emotions, behavior, and memory.

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What is the largest portion of the brain?

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Cerebrum

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3
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What is the outer gray matter of the cerebrum called?

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Cerebral cortex

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What are the paired lobes of the cerebrum?

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  • Frontal lobes
  • Parietal lobes
  • Temporal lobes
  • Occipital lobes
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What functions are associated with the frontal lobes?

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Thinking, reasoning, personality, intelligence, judgment, language.

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What is the function of the posterior part of the frontal lobe?

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Motor cortex

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What are the main functions of the parietal lobes?

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Language and somatosensory processing.

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What is the primary function of the temporal lobes?

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Hearing, language, and smell.

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What role do the occipital lobes play?

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Interpretation of visual stimuli.

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What are the three functional areas of the cerebral cortex?

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  • Sensory areas
  • Motor areas
  • Association areas
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What is the inner white matter of the cerebrum composed of?

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Groups of myelinated axons called tracts.

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What does the corpus callosum do?

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Communicates between left and right hemispheres.

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What is the role of the basal ganglia?

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Control of large, automatic muscle movements and muscle tone.

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What disease is associated with the loss of function in the basal ganglia?

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Parkinson’s disease.

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15
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What is the limbic system often referred to as?

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Emotional brain: pain pleasure anger

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16
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What is the function of the amygdala?

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Important in emotional responses to stimuli like fear.

17
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What role does the hippocampus play in the brain?

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Creation of new memories.

18
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What is the primary function of the thalamus?

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Major relay station for most sensory impulses to the cerebral cortex.

19
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What are the two parts of the pituitary gland?

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  • Anterior pituitary
  • Posterior pituitary
20
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What functions does the hypothalamus regulate?

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  • Hormone secretion
  • Hunger
  • Thirst
  • Sexual response
  • Pleasure
  • Body temperature
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What is the main function of the cerebellum?

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Unconscious regulation of balance and coordination of movements.

22
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What does the cerebellum evaluate?

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How well movements initiated by the motor cortex are carried out.

23
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What three regions make up the brainstem?

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  • Medulla oblongata
  • Pons
  • Midbrain
24
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What are the subconscious activities controlled by the medulla oblongata?

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  • Respiration
  • Blood pressure
  • Heart rate
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What is the role of the reticular activating center?
Wakes up the cerebrum each morning.
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What are the main functions of the spinal cord?
* Integrates simple responses to certain stimuli (reflexes) * Relays information to and from the brain
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What are the two types of matter in the spinal cord?
* Outer white matter * Inner gray matter
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What type of information does the white matter of the spinal cord contain?
Myelinated axon tracts that ascend with sensory information or descend with motor information.
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Where do synapses occur in the spinal cord?
In the gray matter.