Brain/Head anatomy and Inury Flashcards
how long does short term memory last?
30 seconds
What is declarative memory and which parts of the brain attribute to its function?
Form of long term memory, split into:
- Episodic is the memory of personal episode in time and space, involving the hippocampus, medial temporal lobe and neocortex
- Semantic is the retention of facts, knowledge and meaning, involving the lateral and anterior temporal cortex, and the prefrontal cortex
What is non-declarative memory and which parts of the brain attribute to its function?
Form of long term memory, split into:
- Procedural is skills and habits, involving th eprimary motor cortex and striatum cerebellum
- Priming and perceptual learnign involves neocortex
- Simple classical conditioning involves amygdala and cerebellum
- non-associative learning uses reflex pathways
Where is social cognition regulated?
Frontal cortex
What areas of the brain are involved in the regulation of emotion and mood?
- Hippocampus
- Amygdala
- Ventromedial prefrontal cortex
- Dorsolateral prefrontal Cortex
- Orbital prefrontal cortex
- Anterior cingulate cortex
Function, Entry point and test of CN 1
Olfactory - smell
Cribiform plate
Different smells for each nostril individually
Function, Entry point and test of CN 2
Optic - sight
Optic canal
Snellen chart and visual fields
Function, Entry point and test of CN 3
Oculomotor - eye movements - levator palebrae superioris - medial rectus - superior and inferior rectus - inferior oblique - sphincter papillae Superior orbital fissure H test and pupil dilation
Function, Entry point and test of CN 4
Trochlear - eye movement of superior oblique - move eye down
“LR6 SO4”
Superior orbital fissure
H test
Function, Entry point and test of CN 5
Trigeminal - muscles of mastication and sensation to face
Different branches leave in different positions:
- V1 Opthalmic - Superior orbital fissure
- V2 Maxillary - Foramen Rotundum
- V3- Mandibular - Foramen Ovale
Coton wool sensation, jaw reflex, mastication assessment
Function, Entry point and test of CN 6
Abducens - eye movement of lateral rectus - ABduct eye
“LR6 SO4”
Superior orbital fissure
H test
Function, Entry point and test of CN 7
Facial Nerve - Movement of facial expression and sensation to external ear, anterior 2/3 taste and secretion of saliva and tears
Internal acoustic meatus
Test taste and facial expressions
Function, Entry point and test of CN 8
Vestibulocochlear - hearing and balance
Internal acousic meatus
Rinnes (mastoid bone) and Webers (forehead) test
Function, Entry point and test of CN 9
Glossopharyngeal - posterior 1/3 taste, swallow and speech, sensory to carotid body and sinus
Jugular foramen
Gag reflex test
Function, Entry point and test of CN 10
Vagus - parasympathetic function, swallowing and speech
Jugular foramen
gag reflex and uvula deviation
Function, Entry point and test of CN 11
Spinal Accessory - movement of trapezius and sternocleidomastoid
Jugular foramen
test function of muscles (shoulder shrug and head turn)
Function, Entry point and test of CN 12
Hypoglossal - mottor innervation to muscles of the tongue
hypoglossal canal
fasciculations or weakness in tongue muscles (push against cheek)
What is the corpus collosum and what is its function
Connects cerebral hemispheres to allow communication between them
What is the function of the frontal lobe?
mood, reasoning, behaviour, movement
What is the function of the temporal lobes?
memory (hippocampus), hearing, semantics
What is the amygdala and what is its funtion?
Almond shaped neurons in temporal lobes responsible for processing and memory of emotional reactions
What is the function of the parietal lobes?
Sensory input of pain, pressure and temperature