brain Flashcards

1
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the fissure that seperates the cerebral hemispheres is called

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median longitudinal cerebral fissure

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2
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cerebral hemispheres consists of

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outer grey matter
white matter
inner grey matter ( basal nuclei)
lateral ventricle

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3
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what are teh 3 surfaces of each cerebral hemispheres

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medial , inferior , superolateral

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4
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cerebral hemispheres general appearnce

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gyri folds
sulci and fissures
to increase the surfacd area

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5
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lobes of each cerebral hemisphere

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frontal, parietal, temporal, occipital

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6
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central sulcus (main sulci)

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betwee the frontal and parital lobes
it seperates teh primary motor cortex ( pre central gyrus) and teh primary somatosensory cortex ( post central gyrus)

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7
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parietooccipital sulcus

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divides teh occipial and parital

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8
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lateral sulcus

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divides teh temporal form the frontal and pariteal

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9
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calcrine sulcus

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reaches teh occipital pole

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10
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cingulate gyrus journey

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begins beneath teh anterior part of corpus callosum and contionues above it until it reaches its posteriro end

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11
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the cingulate gyrus lies between

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callosal sulcus and teh cingulate sulcus

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12
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broadmann has how many regions

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52

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13
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the three functional areas of the cortex

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sensory, motot and asscoiation

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14
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sensory area description

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primary sensory area ( post central gyrius)
secondary sensory area

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15
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motor area description

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primary motor area ( precentral gyrus)
seconadary motor area ,supplementary motor area

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16
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association areas description

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integrate information
sensatuons and relate to past experience
brain sends nerve impusles to motor areas to ellicit a response

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17
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frontal lobe functional areas

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primary motor area, premotor area, frontal visual field, motor area of broca, prefrontal cortex

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18
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primary motor area descriotion

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broadmans area number 4 , occupies teh precentral gyrus and functions in excecuting motor movement

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19
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premotor area descriptiom

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broadmans area number 6 function skillful ovemnt or programming of movement

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20
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frontal eye field d

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broadman area no 8
volunatry movemnet of the eye like scanning independent of visual stimuli

21
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prefrontal cortex

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indivuals personality and deep feeling

22
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motor area of broca

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broadmans area no 44 45
speech production

23
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pariteal lobe functional aeas

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primary ans secobdary somatosensory area the somesthetic association area

24
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primary somatosensory area

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broadman area 3,1,2, postcentral gyrus
somatic senstaion

25
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secondary somatosensory area

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recognizes tactile object and memory

26
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somatoesthetic association area

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broadman area 5 ,7
it relates objects to past sensory experinces

27
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the body representation in teh motor cortex is charecterized by

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contralatwral, proportional, inverted

28
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occipital lobe functional area

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primary and secondary visual area

29
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primary visual area

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broadmadn area 17
visual stimuli recognition

30
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secondary visual area

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broadman area 18,19
surronds teh primary visual area
it allows us to recognize objects , faces based on the colr size and shape

31
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temporal lobe functional areas

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primary and secondaru auidotory area and sensory speech area of wernickes

32
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primary audiotory area

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broadmand area no 41,42
anteriro part low frequency sounds
posterior part high frequency sounds
functiosn awarenessof audiotory stimuli

33
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seconadry audiotyory area

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broadmadn area 22
interperetation of sounds with other sensory info

34
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sensory speech area of wernickes

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brioadman area 22,39,40
understanding of the written and spoken language
enables you to read a sentence , undertand it and read it out loud

35
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the taste area

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situated in teh adjoining area of teh insula
broadman area 43

36
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expressive aphasia

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destructive lesion to the brocas area
pateient in able to understand but unable to respond

37
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receptive aphasia

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destructive lesion to the wernickes area
patient is unable to understand but able to respond

38
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global aphasia

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destructive lesiosn to both speech areas

39
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disorders of association areas

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aphasia , agnoisia, apraxia

40
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agnosia

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in ability to recognize and identify objects using one or more of the senses

41
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tactile agnoisa is also called

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asterognosis

42
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apraxia

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the inability to excute volunatry motor movement despite being able to demostrate normal motor function

43
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fibers of the white nmatter of the cerberal hemispheres

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association prohjecrion amd commisurral

44
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commissural fibers

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commissural fibers : connect 2 similar areas in the hemispheres
like the corpus callousum

45
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projection fibers example

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internal capsule

46
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corpus callosum

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the larghest commisure in the brain
connects teh two hemispheres
at teh bottom of the longtitudinal fissure
divdes into
body, genu, rostrum, splenium, septum pellucidum

47
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projection fibers journey

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passing to and from the brainstem to the entire cerebral cortex

48
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internal capsule division

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anteriro an dposteriro limb and genu