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Brain Regions (Nervous System) Flashcards

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What are the 4 regions of the brain?

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  1. Cerebrum
  2. Cerebellum
  3. Brain Stem
  4. Diencephalon
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What is the largest region of the brain?

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Cerebrum

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Right cerebral hemisphere caters to what abilities? Left cerebral hemisphere caters to what abilities?

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Right cerebral hemisphere: Artistic abilities

Left cerebral hemisphere: Logical/reasoning abilities

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What links the two cerebral hemispheres?

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Corpus callosum

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What kind of tract is corpus callosum?

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Commissural tract

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What are the 3 fissures that divide the cerebrum?

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  1. longitudinal fissure
  2. lateral fissure
  3. transverse fissure
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Is the cerebrum contoured?

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Yes it is, with sulcus (deep) and gyrus (superficial) layers

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What is the central sulcus?

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One sulcus that’s constant in all brains

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What are the two gyri?

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Precentral and postcentral gyrus that’s anterior and posterior the central sulcus

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What are the 5 lobes of the cerebral hemisphere?

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  1. Frontal lobe
  2. Parietal lobe
  3. Temporal lobe
  4. Insular lobe
  5. Occipital lobe
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What are the 4 processing centers of the CNS?

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  1. Sensory
  2. Thinking
  3. Memory
  4. Motor
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What does the frontal lobe do? What are its 4 areas?

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  • Localizes movement
  1. primary motor cortex
  2. premotor area
  3. prefrontal area
  4. Broca’s area (motor speech area)
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What is the function of the primary motor cortex?

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Controls skeletal muscles

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What is the function of the premotor area?

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learns muscular skills

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What is the function of the prefrontal area?

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processes psychological movement

Examples:
- motivation
- aggression
- use of knowledge
- initiates decisions and personality

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What is the function of the Broca’s/motor speech area?

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Performing speech skills
- use of grammar
- coordinate muscles to create speech

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Which lobes focus on sensory interpretation?

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  • parietal lobe
  • occipital lobe
  • temporal lobe (3)
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What are the 2 areas of the parietal lobe?

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  1. primary somatic sensory cortex
  2. somatic sensory/ association area
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What does the primary somatic sensory cortex function in?

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Interprets body surface/skin/skin feelings

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What does the somatic sensory/association area function in?

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Interprets sensation/tastes based off memory

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What are the 2 areas of the occipital lobe?

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  1. Visual cortex
  2. Visual association cortex
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What does the visual cortex function in?

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makes you be able to see

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What does the visual association cortex function in?

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Makes you be able to recognize what you are seeing

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What are the 2 areas of the temporal lobe?

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  1. Auditory cortex
  2. Auditory Association Area
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What does the auditory cortex function in?

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Make you be able to hear

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What does the auditory association area function in?

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Stores memory of sounds

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What does the insula/ar lobe function in?

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Visceral center of internal/unconscious understanding

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What area is in the interlobar part?

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Wernicke’s area

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What does the Wernicke’s area function in?

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Understands and formulate coherent speech; Sensory speech found only in the left hemisphere

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What are the two areas of the cerebellum?

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  1. Cerebellar cortex
  2. Arbor vitae
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What does the cerebellum function in?

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Has to do with balance, equilibrium, and coordination

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What kind of matter is cerebellar cortex and arbor vitae?

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Cerebellar cortex –> Grey matter

Arbor vitae –> White matter

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What are the 3 parts of the brainstem?

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  1. Medulla oblongata
  2. Pons
  3. Midbrain
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What are the 2 areas of the medulla oblongata?

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  1. Pyramids
  2. Olives
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What is the function of the pyramid area?

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motor pathways to body

36
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What is the function of the olive area?

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Auditory center

37
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What area is in the pons lobe?

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Cerebellar peduncle

38
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What function does the cerebellar peduncle have?

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It acts as a bridge that connects the traffic from brain stem to cerebellum

39
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What does the pons and medulla oblongata have in common?

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Has mechanical autonomic control

40
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What are the 4 areas of the midbrain?

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  1. cerebral peduncles
  2. corpora quadrigemina
  3. superior colliculi
  4. inferior colliculi
41
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What is the function of the cerebral peduncles?

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Routes traffic to right and left hemisphere

42
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What is the function of the corpora quadrigemina?

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posterior midbrain; reflex area

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What is the function of the superior colliculi?

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twins that has to do with visual pathways and reflexes

44
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What is the function of the inferior colliculi?

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twins that has to do with auditory pathways

45
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What is the function of th midbrain?

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Routes traffic to right and left hemisphere

46
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Where is the diencephalon located?

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Located deep within the cerebrum

47
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What are the 3 parts of the diencephalon?

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  1. Thalamus (largest part)
  2. Hypothalamus
  3. Epithalamus (posterior roof of thalamus)
48
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What is the area of the thalamus?

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Intermediate mass

49
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What is the function of the intermediate mass?

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Commissural tract that connects two thalami

50
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What does the thalamus have a role in?

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Relay station for all sensory information except for smell

51
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What is the 4 areas of the hypothalamus?

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  1. infundibulum
  2. pituitary gland
  3. Mammillary body
  4. Optic chiasm
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What is the function of the infundibulum?

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Stalk of nerve tissues that holds the pituitary

53
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What is the function of the pituitary gland?

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Master gland

54
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What is the function of the mammillary body?

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Olfactory reflexes

55
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What is the function of the optic chiasm?

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Routes optic data to both hemispheres

56
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What is the function of the hypothalamus?

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Manages chemical autonomic functions

Example:
- temperature
- thirst
- growth
- menstrual cycle

57
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What area is found in the epithalamus?

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Pineal gland

58
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What is the function of the pineal gland?

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produces melatonin

59
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What are the 2 language centers located in the left cerebral hemisphere?

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  1. Broca’s Area
  2. Wernicke’s Area
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What is the tract that connects these two language centers?

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Arcuate fasciculus

61
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What falls under the corpora quadrigemina?

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  • superior colliculi
  • inferior colliculi
62
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Where is the Broca’s area found?

Where is the Wernicke’s area found?

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  1. Frontal lobe
  2. Interlobar lobe
63
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What is RAS?

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Reticular activating system that is the consciousness and sensory filter

64
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What 3 brain regions carry RAS fibers?

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  1. brainstem
  2. thalamus
  3. Cerebrum
65
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Is the smell carrying tract included in the RAS?

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No it is not

66
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What brain structure could be linked to left side hemiplegia (paralysis of one side of body)?

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Primary somatic motor cortex

67
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What brain structure could be linked to phantom limb syndrome?

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primary somatic sensory cortex

68
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What brain structure could be linked to mechanical speech impairment?

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motor speech area/ Broca’s Area (only left side)

69
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What brain structure could be linked to word salad?

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Wernicke’s Area (sensory speech area)

70
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What brain structure could be linked to personality disorder (involve decision making and motivation)?

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prefrontal area

71
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What brain structure could be linked to blindness?

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visual cortex

72
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What brain structure could be linked to deafness?

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auditory cortex

73
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What brain structure could be linked to sleep apnea?

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brain stem

74
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What brain structure could be linked to excessive hunger?

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hypothalamus

75
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What brain structure could be linked to circadian cycle disorder?

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epithalamus

76
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What brain structure could be linked to coma?

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reticular activating system (RAS)

77
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What brain structure could be linked to ataxia (loss of muscle coordination)?

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cerebellum

78
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Compare between the sizes of the spinal cord in fetus vs adults

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Fetus: Extended only to the sacrum (s5)

Adult: Extends b/w L1-L12. Doesnt touch the sacrum

79
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In adult, at what level of vertebra does most common epidural anesthesia take place?

Does the injection penetrate the meninges?

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  • Epidural takes place in the subarachnoid space of the CSF
  • Doesn’t penetrate the meninges
80
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What is the most inferior layer of the spinal cord?

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  • conus medularis
81
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Is the cauda equina, PNS or CNS?

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PNS

82
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Where does descending nerve tracts go?

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From the brain (motor) to the spinal cord

83
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Where does the ascending nerve tracts go?

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From spinal cord (sensory) to the brain

84
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What is cauda equina?

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Spinal nerves that is at the tail end; part of PNS

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What is filum terminale?

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Nerve roots/band that connects to the spinal cord to the coccyx.

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