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1
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What is corpus callosum?

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Bundle of fibers that carries info from one to other hemisphere

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What is cerebral cortex?

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Gray matter that covers surface of hemispheres

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3
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What does hippocampus?

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Memory processing

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What does amygdala?

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integrative center for emotions, emotional behavior, and motivation

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What does limbic system?

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Epicentre of emotional and behavioral expression; hippocampus + amygdala + thalamus + hypothalamus

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What does thalamus?

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Integrates sensory info

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7
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What does hypothalamus?

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Regulates hormons

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What does pituitary gland?

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Sends hormons

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9
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What is forebrain?

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Cerebral cortex + limbic system

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What does midbrain?

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Eye movement, ocular and auditory reflexes, breathing, pain modulation, mood regulation

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What does basal ganglia?

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Complex movements, memory, motivation

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What does hindbrain?

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Glucose regulation, sleep, movements

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13
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What does pons?

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Breath, posture

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What does medulla?

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Connection to spinal cord, control of basic functions

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What is brainstem?

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Midbrain + pons + medulla oblongata

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What is frontal lobe responsible for?

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Attention, plans, decision, coordination

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What is temporal lobe responsible for?

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Language, memory, emotion

18
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What is parietal lobe responsible for?

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Senses

19
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What is occipital lobe responsible for?

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Vision

20
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What is neural network?

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Group of nerve tracts connecting regions in the brain

21
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Brain waves are detected with…

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An electroencephalograph (EEG)

22
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What is circuit?

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Interconnected neurons that turn entering signals into output patterns that can be sent to other parts of the brain

23
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Neurons in circuit are divided into…

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Excitatory and inhibitory

24
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What excitatory neurons do?

A

Pushes neighbors

25
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What inhibitory neurons do?

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Regulates circuit

26
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What is epilepsy?

A

Inbalance of excitatory and inhibitory neurons

27
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Neuron has…

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Cell body (soma), axon and dendrites

28
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Cell body contains…

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Nucleus, cytoplasm and proteins

29
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What dendrites do?

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Collect signals

30
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What axon terminal do?

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Passes signal across synapse

31
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What glia do?

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Support cells

32
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What astrocytes do?

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Type of glia, regulates ion concentration, provides nutrients, regulate formation of connections

33
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What microglia do?

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Protect cell from disease

34
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What ependymal cells do?

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Make cerebrospinal fluid

35
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What oligoclendrocytes do?

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Improve neuron function by wrapping it with myelin

36
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What is ion channel?

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Tunnel-like proteins

37
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How much is voltage of ions?

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-70 mV

38
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What is most common excitatory?

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Glutamate

39
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What is most common inhibitory?

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Gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA)

40
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What neuromodulators do?

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Suppress neurotransmitter release

41
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What prostaglandins do?

A

Response to pain and inflammation

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