Brain Flashcards

1
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Medulla Oblongata

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(Vital Functions) Respiration, blood pressure, heart rate, (#37)

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2
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Pyramids

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Decussation of spinal motor tracts (#39)

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3
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Pons

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Sensory relay center, respiration (#36)

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4
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Cerebral Peduncles

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Descending motor tracts from cerebrum to brainstem (#33)

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5
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Corpora Quadrigemina

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31

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6
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Superior Colliculi

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Visual Reflex (top bump on #31)

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7
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Inferior Colliculi

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Auditory Reflex (bottom bump on #31)

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8
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Cerebellum

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35 Controls motor coordination and muscle memory

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9
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Superior Cerebellar Peduncle

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Nerve tracts connecting Cerebellum to Midbrain

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10
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Middle Cerebellar Peduncle

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Nerve tracts connecting Cerebellum to Pons

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11
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Inferior Cerebellar Peduncle

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Nerve Tracts connecting Cerebellum to Medulla Oblongata

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12
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Arbor Vitae

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(#35d) Nerve Tracts with in Cerebellum (looks like a tree)

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13
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Vermis

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(#35a) Controls posture and locomotion

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14
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Thalamus

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(#19) Relays sensory information to Cerebral Cortex

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15
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Interthalamic Adhesion

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(#22) Connections between Thalamic hemispheres

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16
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Epithalamus

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(Behind the Thalamus)

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17
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Pineal Gland

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(#23) Biorhythm Controls

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18
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Habenula

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(ridge that connects 19-23) Emotional response to odors

19
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Hypothalamus

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(#21) Central control for endocrine system

20
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Mammillary Body

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(#24) Olfactory reflexes

21
Q

Infundibulum

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(stalk that Pituitary hangs from) Connects Pituitary Gland to Hypothalamus

22
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Pituitary Gland

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(#25) Secretes endocrine hormones

23
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Frontal Lobe

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(#1) Intellect, human consciousness, reasoning

24
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Parietal Lobe

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(#2) Receives and evaluates “touch” sensory information

25
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Temporal Lobe

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(#3) Receives and evaluates smell, taste, and hearing; meditates memory

26
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Occipital Lobe

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(#4) Receives and integrates visual input

27
Q

Longitudinal Cerebral Fissure

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Separates the left and right hemispheres of the Brain

28
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Lateral Cerebral Fissure

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Separates Temporal lobe from Frontal and Parietal Lobes

29
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Transverse Fissure

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Separates the Cerebellum from the Occipital Lobe

30
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Central Sulcus

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(#5) Separates the Frontal and Parietal Lobes

31
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Precentral Gyrus

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(#6) Primary motor cortex

32
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Postcentral Gyrus

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(#7) Primary sensory cortex

33
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Cingulate Gyrus

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(Right above Corpus Callosum) Emotion, behavior and motivation

34
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Corpus Callosum

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(Nike Swoosh) Nerve tracts that connect the left and right hemispheres of the brain

35
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Septum Pellucidum

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(#11) Separates the Lateral Ventricles

36
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Fornix

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(#12) Connects Hippocampus to Hypothalamus

37
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Hippocampus

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(Teardrop) Memory consolidation, spatial navigation

38
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Lateral Ventricle

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(#16) Secretes and circulates CSF (drains to 3rd)

39
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Third Ventricle

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Secretes and circulates CSF (drains to 4th)

40
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Fourth Ventricle

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Secretes and circulates CSF (Behind Cerebellum)

41
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Interventricular Foramen

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Connects Lateral Ventricles to Third Ventricle

42
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Cerebral Aqueduct

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(#34) Connects Third Ventricle to Fourth Ventricle

43
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Choroid Plexus

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(#26) Ependymal tissue that produces CSF in a ventricle