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AP Lab Practical 3 > Brain Anatomy > Flashcards

Brain Anatomy Flashcards

1
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Function of Cerebrum

A

Higher brain function such as thought and action

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Function of Frontal Lobe (4)

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Reasoning,
Planning,
Parts of Speech,
Problem Solving

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What Does the Diencephalon Consist Of? (3)

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Thalamus,
Pineal Gland,
Hypothalamus,
+more

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Function of Pineal Gland

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Produces melatonin

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Function of Thalamus (2)

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Relay station for sensory information,

Regulates some emotion and memory

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Function of Hypothalamus (3)

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Regulating homeostasis,
Interprets hunger and thirst,
Regulates sleep, anger, aggression

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Where Is The Pituitary Gland?

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Hypothalamus

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Function of Pituitary Gland

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Produces hormones that control other glands

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Function of Corpus Callosum (2)

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Links the left and right hemispheres together,

Allows for the two sides of the brain to intercommunicate

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Function of Cerebellum

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Regulation and coordination of movement, posture, and balance

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3 Types of Meninges

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Dura mater,
Arachnoid mater,
Pia mater

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Dura Mater

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Most superficial layer of meninges

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Arachnoid Mater

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Middle layer of meninges

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Pia mater

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Most deep layer of meninges

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15
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What Does the Brainstem Consist Of?

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Midbrain,
Pons,
Medulla Oblongata

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Function of The Midbrain

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Relay station for auditory and visual information

17
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Function of The Pons (2)

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Relays messages from the cortex and cerebellum,

Sleep/dreaming

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Function of The Medulla Oblongata

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Carries out and regulates life sustaining functions such as breathing, swallowing and heart rate

19
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Gyri

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‘Bumps’ on the brain

20
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Precentral Gyrus

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Anterior to central sulcus,

Controls voluntary movements of skeletal muscles

21
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Postcentral Gyrus

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Posterior to central sulcus,

Sensory receptive area for the sense of touch

22
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Sulci

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Depressions in the brain

23
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Central Sulcus

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Separates precentral and postcentral gyrus

24
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Lateral Sulcus

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Separates frontal and parietal from temporal

25
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Longitudinal Fissure

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Separates right and left hemispheres

26
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Transverse Fissure

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Separates cerebrum from cerebellum

27
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Function of Brain Ventricles (2)

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Pathway for CSF,

Protects brain from trauma

28
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Super to Inferior Brain Ventricles

A

Lateral (2),
Third,
Fourth

AP Lab Practical 3 (6 decks)

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