Brain Anatomy Flashcards
1
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Wernickes Area
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- Comprehension of language
- Syntax of speech
2
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Longitudinal Fissure
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Separates the two hemispheres of the brain
3
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Amygdala
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Concerned with emotions and fear
4
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Inferior colliculus
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Auditory info
5
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Pons
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Connects the upper and lower brains
6
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Hippocampus
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Long term memory
7
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Broca’s Area
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Production of speech
8
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Medulla
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Controls essential bodily functions
9
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Central Sulcus
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Divides frontal and parietal lobes
10
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Auditory cortex
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Processes auditory info
11
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Cerebellum
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Coordinates fine motor movements
12
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Frontal Lobe
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Behavior, learning, personality and voluntary movement
13
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Motor Cortex
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Voluntary muscular activity
14
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Pituitary Gland
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Secrètes hormones
15
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Parietal Lobe
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Reception and correlation of sensory info
