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Brain Anatomy Flashcards

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brainstem parts

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medulla oblongata, midbrain, pons

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medulla oblongata function

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reflex center; vomiting, yawning, ventilation

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midbrain functions

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homeostasis, hearing, sight, wakefulness + arousal

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pons functions

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SLEEP (generating dreams)
eye movement
facial expressions
sensation
respiration
equilibrium

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reticular formation functions

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nuclei in brainstem, sleep + consciousness + pain modulation + cardiovascular

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ascending reticular activating systems

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consciousness + behavioral arousal

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descending reticular activating systems

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locomotion + posture

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interbrain (diencephalon) parts

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cerebellum, hypothalamus, left + right thalamus

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cerebellum functions

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  1. balance
  2. movement coordination
  3. muscle memory
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thalamus functions

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  1. relays impulses from cerebellum + basal ganglia to motor cortex
  2. sensory impulses to sensory cortex
  3. ascending reticular activation system activity
  4. medior dorsalis sends stuff to prefrontal cortex (behaviour + intellect)
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hypothalamus functions

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  • vegetative regulations
    *reproduction, salt-water balance, temperature, sleep
  • memories
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Cerebrum parts

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cerebral cortex, cerebral hemispheres

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sulci

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folds on cerebral cortex that separate different brain areas

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insular cortex location

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lateral sulci

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insular cortex functions

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  1. socio-emotional processing
  2. pain processing
  3. emotional + cognitive processing
  4. senses; smell (olfactory) + taste (gustatory)
  5. sensorimotor
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functions cerebral hemispheres

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  1. language + memory
  2. attention
  3. perception
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lateral ventricles

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2 cavities in cerebrum that protects brain from trauma, also lets cerebrospinal fluid flow

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longitudinal fissure

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gap between right and left cerebral hemisphere

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corpus callosum

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nerve fibres that link right and left cerebral hemispheres

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what are the 4 lobes of the cerebrum called

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frontal, parietal, temporal, occipital

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frontal lobe functions

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personality, memory, emotions, planning, skills to do with judgement + problem solving

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parietal lobe functions

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integrates sensory info to manipulate objects

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left parietal lobe functions

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spatial language
“The book is above the table”

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right parietal lobe functions

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spatial functions
“The room is 3x4 m big”

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temporal lobe functions

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  • attention
  • timing
  • memory
  • expressive + receptive speech
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occipital lobe function

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  • sight
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extrapyramidal system

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motor system network causing involuntary actions
automatic movements (riding bike)

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brain parts involved in extrapyramidal system

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  1. nigrostatial pathway
  2. medulla
  3. cerebellum
  4. cerebral cortex
  5. vestibular nuclei
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basal ganglia what do they connect

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connect brain stem, interbrain (thalamus) and cerebrum (cerebral cortex)

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basal ganglia functions

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voluntary movement + learning (procedural, habit, conditioned)

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limbic system brain parts

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hippocampus + amygdala

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hippocampus function

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spatial function (remembering spaces)

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longterm potentiation

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strengthening of synapses due to recent patters of activity

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brain parts involved in anterograde amnesia

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hippocampus, amygdala, basal forebrain, medial temporal lobe

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brain parts involved in retrograde amnesia

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diencephalon, prefrontal cortex, basal ganglia

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motor strip; location + function

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  • frontal lobe
  • controls muscles
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cardiovascular center location

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autonomous nervous system

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anterior insula functions

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olfactory, gustatory, limbic

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posterior insula functions

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auditory, skeletomotor functions

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prenatal testosterone function

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increases size of right hemisphere

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