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C2. P5 Flashcards

1
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What is the newest structure in the brain?

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Cerebral cortex and cerebrum

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How much does the cerebrum weight?

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It makes up 80% of the brains total weight

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Is the cerebrum made up of white matter or dark matter?

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White matter

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What is white matter?

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Highly myelinated neurons and glial cells

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5
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Is the cerebral cortex made up of white matter or gray matter?

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Gray matter

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What is gray matter?

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Unmyelinated neurons

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Are there more neurons in the cerebral cortex or the limbic system?

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The cerebral cortex contains 23 billion neurons (300 trillion connections), it is much more advanced

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What is the purpose of the occipital lobe?

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Processing visual sensory information

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What is the route visual information takes?

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The information is sent through the brainstem to the thalamus, who will route it to the primary visual cortex in the occipital lobe

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What allows us to be conscious of visual information?

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The processing of it in the PVC

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What is the purpose of the temporal lobe?

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Register sound

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What is the primary auditory cortex?

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Involved in processing sounds and pitch

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13
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What does Wernicke’s area allow us to do?

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Allows us to comprehend spoken language

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14
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Wernicke’s area and PAC are close together, allowing….

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The understanding of spoken language

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15
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Is Werneck’s area in the right or left temporal lobe?

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Left temporal lobe

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16
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What links senses with memories?

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The temporal lobe links sensory experience with memories

17
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What is the parietal lobe involved in?

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Body awareness, sensory integration, and spatial orientation

18
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What is the Primary Somatosensory cortex and where is it?

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Located at the front of the parental role, the PSC processes sensory information concerning touch, pressure, vibration, and pain

19
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What is the Homunculus Organization strip?

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A part of the brain where the body can be mapped

20
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What places get the most space in the homunculus strip?

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Places with lots of sensations, like the face

21
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What is the parietal association area?

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Integrates sound from the temporal lobe, visual information from the occipital lobe, and sensation from the somatosensory cortex

22
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What helps us judge distance?

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Parietal association area

23
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What is the primary motor cortex?

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A strip that maps the motor movements of the body

24
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What two cortexes have a homunculus organization?

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The primary motor cortex and primary somatosensory cortex

25
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Where is Broca’s area located?

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Within the left frontal lobe

26
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What is Broca’s area?

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A cluster of neurons that help us with spoken language production

27
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What is the most advanced part of the brain?

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Prefrontal cortex

28
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What are executive functions?

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The advanced cognitive functions that involve self regulation and metacognition

29
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What part of the brain is responsible for critical abstract thinking, moral reasoning, and behavior?

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Prefrontal cortex

30
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What is metacognition?

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The higher order skills involved in thinking about thinking

31
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What are the two areas of executive functions?

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Internal regulation and metacognitive skills

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What are three parts of internal regulation?

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Inhibiting actions and urges, emotional regulation, and self monitoring

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What are 4 parts of metacognitive skills

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Working memory, problem solving, planning and decision making, abstract and symbolic thought

34
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What are association areas?

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Integrates information across the brain from incoming sensory input located in the cerebral cortex

35
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What allows us to anticipate future events and weigh consequences?

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Association areas

36
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What don’t association areas do?

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Are not involved with the initial processing of sensory information and initiating movement

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