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Brain Mechanisms I / II Flashcards

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What are the two halves the cerebrum divided into called?

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Left and right hemisphere

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What is the fore brain of a developing brain called?

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Prosencephalon

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What is the mid brain of a developing brain called?

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Mesencephalon

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What is the hind brain of a developing brain called?

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Rhombencephalon

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What is the prosencephalon going to develop into?

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Cerebrum

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What is the mesencephalon going to develop into?

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Mid brain

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What is the hind brain going to develop into?

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The pons, cerebellum and medulla

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What are the 2 parts the prosencephalon divided into called?

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Telencephalon and Diencephalon

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What does the mesencephalon consist of?

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Corpora quadrigemina
Tegmentum & tegtum
Cerebral peduncles

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What are the 2 parts of the Rhombencephalon divided into called?

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Metencephalon and Myelencephalon

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What does the metencephalon consist of?

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Pons
Cerebellum

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12
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What does the myelencephalon develop into?

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Medulla oblongata

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13
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What are the two structures in the PNS?

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Nerves and Ganglion

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What are afferent neurones?

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Carry info in to the central nervous system

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What are efferent neurones?

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Carry info away from the central nervous system

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What are the 4 types of neurones?

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Unipolar, Bipolar, Multipolar and Anaxonic

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What is the definition of Unipolar?

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Dendrite and axon emerging from the same process

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What is the definition of Bipolar?

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axon and single dendrite on opposite ends of the soma

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Multipolar

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two or more dendrites separate from the axon

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Anaxonic

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axon cannot be distinguished from dendrites

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21
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What are neuroglia?

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Non-neuronal cells that maintain homeostasis, form myelin and provide support and protection for neurones in the CNS and PNS

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What are the 4 types of neuroglial cells in the CNS?

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Oligodendrocytes, astrocytes, ependymal cells and microglia

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What are the two types of glial cells in the PNS?

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Schwann cells and satellite cells

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What are astrocytes?

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Forms the blood-brain barrier and regulate the external chemical environment of neurones

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What are oligodendrocytes?

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Produce the myelin sheath

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26
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What are ependymal cells?

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Involved in the creation and secretion of CSF

27
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What are Schwann cells?

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Provide myelination to axons in the PNS

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What are Satellite cells?

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Help to regulate the external chemical environment.

29
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Why do we need a Blood Brain Barrier?

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Because of it lack of uniformity/ selectively permeable

30
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What are the two types of interneurones?

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Excitatory and inhibitory

31
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How do neurones communicate?

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Synpatic Transmission

32
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Where are neurotransmitters released from?

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Synaptic buttons

33
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What are the places synapses can occur?

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On dendrites, on the soma and on other axons

34
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What are the 3 types of synapses called?

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Axodendritic, Axosomatic and Axoaxonic

35
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Where are synaptic vessicles made?

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In the soma

36
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What is the name of the transport which carries the vesicles containing neurotransmitter?

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Fast Axoplasmic transport

37
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What does acetylcholine do?

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Muscle control

38
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What does epinephrine do?

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Controls the “fight or flight” response

39
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What does dopamine do?

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Smooth movements, postural stability

40
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What does serotonin do?

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Mood, Sleeping, Eating, Dreaming

41
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What does GABA do?

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For Brain stabilization

42
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What do endorphins do?

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Natural painkillers

43
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What are the 3 areas of the brain?

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Forebrain, Mid brain and Hindbrain

44
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What 3 structures does the fore brain contain?

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Cerebrum, Thalamus and Hypothalamus

45
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What 2 structures does the mid brain consist of?

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The Tegtum and Tegmentum

46
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What 3 structures does the hindbrain consist of?

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The pons, medulla and cerebellum

47
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What is referred to as the brainstem?

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The mid brain, pons and medulla

48
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What are 4 lobes in the cerebral cortex?

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Frontal Lobe, Parietal Lobe, Occipital Lobe and Temporal Lobe

49
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What is the frontal lobe responsible for?

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Reasoning, planning, movements, emotions and problem solving

50
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What is the parietal lobe responsible for?

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Movement, Orientation and Recognition

51
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What is the Occipital Lobe responsible for?

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Visual perception and Processing

52
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What is the temporal lobe responsible for?

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Recognition of auditory stimuli, memory and speech

53
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What are the 2 halves which divide the cerebrum known as?

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Right hemisphere and Left hemisphere

54
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Which hemisphere is responsible for creativity?

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Right hemisphere

55
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What is the name of the bundle of axons which connect the two hemispheres?

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Corpus callosum

56
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What is the role of cerebellum?

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Helps with regulation and coordination of movement, posture and balance

57
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Where is the limbic system located?

58
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What 4 structures does the limbic system consist of?

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Thalamus, Hypothalamus, Amygdala and Hippocampus

59
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What is the role of the thalamus?

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Centre for pain perception

60
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What is the function of the hypothalamus?

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Regulates homeostasis, emotion, thirst, hunger and control of the autonomic nervous system

61
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What is the function of the amygdala?

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Involved with memory and fear

62
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What is the function of the hippocampus?

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Learning, memory and converting short term memory to long term memory

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What is the function of the midbrain?

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Involved in vision, hearing, eye movement and body movement

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What are the functions of the medulla oblongata and the pons?

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For breathing and heart beat and blood pressure

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