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Biological Basis of Behavior-Central Nervous System Flashcards

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What is the role of sensory neurons?

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To bring information in the central nervous system

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What is another name for Efferent neurons?

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Motor Neurons

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What is the role of motor (efferent) neurons?

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To carry information away from the central nervous system to various muscles and glands

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Names of the Cervical Vertebrae

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C1-C7

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Names of the Thoracic Vertebrae

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T1-T12

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Names of the Back Vertebrae

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L1-L5

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Names of the Sacral Vertebrae

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S1

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What are the four spinal vertebrae in order from top to bottom?

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Cervical
Thoracic
Back
Sacral

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What is Quadriplegia?

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Paralysis of all limbs

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Severing the spinal cord between C1-C5 results in?

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Quadriplegia

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What is paraplegia?

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Inability to move one’s legs

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Severing the spinal cord between C6 or C7 results in?

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Paraplegia and partial paralysis of the arms

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Severing the spinal cord at T1 or below results in?

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Paraplegia

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What is paresis?

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Weakness in one or more limbs

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Incomplete severation of the spinal cord in any location results in?

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Paresis

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What are the 3 main parts of the brain?

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Cerebrum
Cerebellum
Brain Stem

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Which part of the brain is least developed at birth?

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Cortex

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What are the Gyri?

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The fold of the brain. They add cortical surface area to the brain.

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What is the outer surface area of the brain called?

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Cortex

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The cerebrum consists of what 2 areas?

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Cortical and Subcortical areas

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What are the 4 lobes of the brain?

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Frontal Lobe
Parietal Lobe
Temporal Lobe
Occipital Lobe

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Which lobe is the largest?

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Frontal Lobe

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The Frontal Lobe contains what 3 divisions?

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Prefrontal Cortex
Pre-Motor Area
Motor Area

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What are the functions of the Prefrontal Cortex?

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Personality
Emotionality
Cognitive Flexibility
Task Initiation
Abstract Thinking
Judgment
Planning
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What is the function of the Pre-Motor Area?

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Planning Movement

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What is the function of the Motor Area?

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Initiating Movement

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Where in the brain would you find Broca’s Area?

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Left frontal lobe

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28
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What is Broca’s Area

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Controls the muscles involved in speech production

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What is Broca’s Aphasia?

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The inability to express language

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What are the functions of the parietal lobe?

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Processing Somatosensory Information (ie. pain, heat, proprioception)

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What is proprioception?

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Identifying one’s location in space (ie. the ability to understand where your body is, even with your eyes closed)

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What are the functions of the right parietal lobe?

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Directing attention and visual-spatial skills

Overlearned motor and linguistic routines (ie. reading, writing, naming objects)

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Anomia

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Difficulty naming objects

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Agnosia

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Difficulty recognizing things

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Agraphia

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Difficulty writing

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Alexia

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Difficulty reading

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Acalculia

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Difficulty with math

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A stroke in the right parietal lobe can result in?

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anomia, agnosia, agraphia, alexia, acalculia, difficulty distinguishing left from right, difficulty with hand-eye coordination, and difficulty recognizing body parts

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Symptoms of Gerstmann’s Syndrome

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Agraphia, acalculia, left/right disorientation, finger agnosia

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Gerstmann’s Syndrome is a result of a stroke in what part of the brain?

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Left Parietal Lobe

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A stroke in the left parietal lobe can result in?

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Gerstmann’s Syndrome

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What structures are found in the temporal lobe?

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Primary auditory cortex and connections to the limbic system

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What are the functions of the left temporal lobe?

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Verbal Memory

Language Comprehension

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Where is Wernicke’s area located?

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Left Temporal Lobe

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Damage to Wernicke’s area results in?

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Difficulty understanding speech

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What is the function of Wernicke’s area?

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Processing and understanding speech

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What is the function of the right temporal lobe?

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Visual Memory

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Damage to the right temporal lobe results in?

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Increased Aggressive Behavior
Change in Sexual Behavior
Memory Difficulties
Problems Understanding Speech

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What structure is located in the occipital lobe?

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Primary Visual Cortex

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Which lobe of the brain is least likely to be damaged?

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Occipital Lobe

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Damage to the Occipital lobe results in?

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Difficulty recognizing drawn objects
Difficulty identifying colors
Hallucinations or delusions
Difficulty recognizing words

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What are Sulci?

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Grooves that separate the lobes

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The Central Sulcus separates which lobes?

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Frontal and Parietal Lobes

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The Lateral Sulcus separates which lobes?

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Temporal Lobes from the Frontal/Parietal Lobes

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Which hemisphere is dominant in most people?

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What are the primary functions of the left hemisphere?

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Language and Motor Control
Verbal Memory
Rational/Analytical/Logical/Abstract Thinking

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Language is controlled by which part of the brain?

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Left Hemisphere

58
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Which part of the brain controls rational, analytical, logical, and abstract thinking?

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Left Hemisphere

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Damage to the left hemisphere results in?

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Language disorders, aphasia, agraphia, anomia, motor disturbances, and apraxias

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What are the two main functions of the left hemisphere?

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Language and Logic

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What are the primary functions of the right hemisphere?

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Art, perception, visual-spatial abilities, intuition, concept of body image, ability to comprehend and express visual-facial-verbal emotion

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Damage to the right hemisphere can result in?

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Left side hemi-neglect, prosopagnosia, agnosias for musical sound, affective abnormalities including abnormal sexual behavior

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Prosopagnosia

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Inability to recognize the faces of familiar people

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What is the function of the corpus collosum?

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To allow the left and right hemispheres to communicate with one another

65
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Which brain structure is key to emotions?

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Limbic System

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What are the 5 primary structures of the limbic system?

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Thalamus
Hypothalamus
Hippocampus
Amygdala
Septum
67
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Which brain structure is linked to the autonomic and endocrine systems?

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Limbic System

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What is the function of the thalamus?

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Sensory relay station for the brain

69
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The thalamus links the brain for every sense except?

70
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Schizophrenia is linked to abnormalities of what brain structure?

71
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What is the key function of the hypothalamus?

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Homeostasis (Fever, Feeding, Fighting, Falling Asleep, Sex)

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The superchiasmic nucleus is located in what brain structure?

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Hypothalamus

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What is the function of the superchiasmic nucleus?

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Regulating the body’s sleep-wake cycle

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What is the primary function of the hippocampus?

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Consolidating memory from short-term to long-term memory

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What is the primary function of the amygdala?

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Attaches emotional significance to sensory input. It plays an important role in the experience of fear, aggression, and emotional memory

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What brain structure is primarily responsible for the startle response?

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Which brain structure is linked to PTSD?

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Destruction of the amygdala results in what syndrome?

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Cluver-Bucy Syndrome

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What is Cluver-Bucy Syndrome

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Seen in monkeys that had their amygdala removed. Results in placidity, apathy, asexuality, and excessive eating

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What is the role of the septum?

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Decreasing aggression

81
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Damage to the septum can result in what syndrome?

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Rage Syndrome

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What is the role of the Basal Ganglia?

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Coordinating movement and posture

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What are the 5 key structures of the basal ganglia?

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Caudate Nucleus
Putamen
Substantia Nigra
Globus Palladus
Sub-thalamic Nucleus
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Dysfunction of the basal ganglia results in what?

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Too much or not enough movement (Huntington’s, Parkinson’s, Tourette’s, OCD)

85
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OCD is linked to dysfunction of what brain structure?

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Basal Ganglia

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Huntington’s is linked to dysfunction of what brain structures?

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Caudate nucleus and putamen

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Symptoms of Huntington’s

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Choreiform movements-jerking or writhing movements

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Symptoms of Parkinson’s

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Tremor, Rigidity, Bradykinesia (slowness of movement)

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Parkinson’s is linked to dysfunction of what brain structure?

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Substantia Nigra

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What is the key function of the cerebellum?

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Providing Excitatory input that is responsible for maintaining movement or motor activity; controls the ability to adjust your posture and muscle tone

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Damage to the cerebellum results in?

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Ataxia, problems with posture, problems with gait, incorrect timing with muscles, vertigo, inability to reach out and grab objects, difficulty with rapid movements

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Ataxia

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Lack of coordination of voluntary movement without weakness or sensory loss

93
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There are how many cranial nerves?

94
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How many cranial nerves begin in the brain stem?

95
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What are the 3 key structures of the brain stem?

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Pons
Medulla
Reticular Formation

96
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Cranial Nerve #12 is also known as?

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Hypoglossal Nerve

97
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Damage to the hypoglossal nerve results in?

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Problems of articulation

98
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What are the primary functions of the reticular formation?

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Awareness, attention, and sleep

99
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The Reticular Activating System is located in which brain structure?

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Reticular Formation

100
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What is the function of the RAS?

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Mediates alertness; Projects into the hypothalamus to regulate the sleep/wake cycle

101
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What are the key functions of the brain stem?

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Sleep
Respiration
Movement
Cardiovascular Activity

102
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Damage to the brain stem often results in?

103
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What is a conduction aphasia?

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Lesions between the pathways connecting the expressive and receptive speech areas

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How is a conduction aphasia different from Wernicke’s aphasia?

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People with conduction aphasias can follow commends

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What is a global aphasia?

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Widespread damage to the language areas the result in problems with fluecy, comprehension, repetition, and naming

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What is anomic aphasia?

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Difficulty recalling words or names

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What are the 3 types of transcortical aphasias?

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Transcortical Motor Aphasia
Transcortical Sensory Aphasia
Transcortical Mixed Aphasia

108
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Which transcortical aphasia is most similar to Broca’s aphasia?

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Transcortical Motor Aphasia

109
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Which transcortical aphasia is most similar to Wernicke’s aphasia?

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Transcortical Sensory Aphasia

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Which transcortical aphasia is most similar to Global aphasias?

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Transcortical Mixed Aphasia

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How are transcortical aphasias different than Broca’s and Wernicke’s aphasias?

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Individuals with transcortical aphasias can repeat phrases said to them, but cannot say these phases spontaneously

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What is an apraxia?

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The inability to carry out voluntary purposeful motor movements even though there are no motor or sensory deficits.

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What are agnosias?

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Loss of the ability to recognize a specific sensory stimuli even though there is nothing wrong with the sense itself

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Anosagnosia

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Lack of awareness that you have a problem

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Prosopagnosia

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The inability to recognize familiar faces

116
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Retrograde Amnesia

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Loss of pre-existing memories

117
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Which memories are most affected by retrograde amnesia?

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Recent Autobiographical memories

118
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Which memories are least affected by retrograde amnesia?

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Remote semantic (factual) memories

119
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Anterograde Amnesia

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Lost of the ability to create or form new memories

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Which brain structure is implicated in anterograde amnesia?

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Hippocampus

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