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1
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CT Scanning stands for

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Computerized Tomography

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CT Scans do what

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X-ray of brain structure, detects soft tissue, looks for abnormalities

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PET Scanning stands for

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Positron Emission Tomography

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What do PET scans do

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Shows brain activity, color coded

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What’s the difference between MRIs and fMRIs

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MRIs map brain structure better than CT scans where as fMRIs map activity better than PET scans

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What are EEGs and what do they do

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Electroencephalogram, records brain waves

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What’s the technic that permits scientists to temporarily enhance/depress specific brain activity

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Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation

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What’s the name for destroying a piece of the brain

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Lesion

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ESB stands for what

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Electoral Stimulation of the Brain

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ESB does what

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Stimulates brain with weak electrical pulses

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What are the two main factors in the Central Nervous System

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Spinal cord and brain

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True or False: the three regions of the brain are Hindbrain, Midbrain, and Forebrain

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True

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13
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What region of the brain is for survival

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Hindbrain

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What region of the brain is for movements and sensory information

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Midbrain

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What region of the brain is for thoughts and reason

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Forebrain

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What region of the brain includes the Limbic System

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Forebrain

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The hindbrain includes which three structures

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Cerebellum, medulla, and pons

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True or False: the medulla attaches to the spinal cord

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True

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What does the medulla control

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Unconscious/Vital functions, blood circulation and breathing

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True or False: a tiny hemorrhage doesn’t matter when it’s in the medulla

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False, it could cause instant death

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Which structure of the brain is for sleep and arousal

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Pons

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What is the purpose of the cerebellum

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Balance and coordination

23
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Does the cerebellum control procedural memories (muscle memory)

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Yes

24
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What is the important system of dopamine neuron releasers

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Midbrain

25
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The midbrain is home to the

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Reticular Formation

26
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True or False: malfunction of the reticular formation can cause comas

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True

27
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Reticular formation is responsible for what

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Sleep, arousal, and causes general alarm to the body

28
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The thalamus is located in which region of the brain

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Forebrain

29
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True or False: the thalamus is responsible for sensory smell

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False, it relays all sensory information expect for smell

30
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Where does the thalamus’s message go to

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Cerebral Cortex

31
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Define the limbic system

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A loosely connected network of structures located along the boarder between the cerebral cortex and deeper subcortical areas

32
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What brain structures are included in the limbic system

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Hypothalamus, amygdala, hippocampus

33
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Is the hypothalamus under or over the thalamus

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Under

34
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How do we remember the function of the hypothalamus

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Happy, Hungry, Horny: Hypothalamus

35
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What structure is for fight for flight

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Amygdala

36
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What structure is for the emotional center

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Amygdala

37
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The hippocampus is for what

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Memory

38
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What connects the left and right hemispheres

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Corpus Callosum

39
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What is responsible for all forms of consciousness

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Cerebral Cortex

40
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What are the four lobes of the cerebral cortex

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Frontal, Parietal, Occipital, Temporal

41
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What lobe of the brain is for touch and body positioning

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Parietal

42
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What region of the brain receives signal from different regions of the body and what lobe is it located

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Somatosensory cortex, parietal

43
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What lobe of the brain is for 3D rotation

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Parietal

44
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Contrast the left and right sides of the parietal

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Left is for skilled actions and understanding metaphors. Right is for creating mental models

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True or False: the occipital lobe is for hearing, smell, and balance

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False, it’s solely for sight, those are attributes of the temporal lobe

46
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Where is the Wernicke’s area located

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Temporal lobe

47
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Is the Wernicke’s area for speech or speech comprehension

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Comprehension

48
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The frontal lobe is for

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Judgement and decision making

49
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Where is the Broca’s area located

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Frontal lobe

50
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The frontal lobe makes up for how much of the brain

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1/3

51
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Is neurological reorganization possible?

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Yes! Because of plasticity

52
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The left side of the brain controls which side of the body AND sight

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Right

53
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The right side of the brain controls non-verbal processing, explain what that means

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Spatial processing, music, entail expression and perception

54
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The left side of the brain controls verbal processing, explain what that means

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Speaking, reading, writing, language

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