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Central Nervous System Flashcards

1
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What protects the brain?

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Cranial meninges

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What is included in the brainstem?

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Medulla, pons, midbrain

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_ allows shock absorption and circulation of nutrients.

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Cerebrospinal fluid

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_ allows coordination of muscular movements and balance.

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Cerebellum

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_ allows muscular movements, emotions, and intelligence.

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Cerebrum

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_ controls temperature and pain recognition, homeostasis, thirst center, and sleep patterns.

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Diencephalon

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_ allow consciousness, heartbeat, breathing, visual and auditory responses.

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Brainstem

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8
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How much does the brain weigh?

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3 lbs

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Largest and most complex mass of nervous tissue in the body.

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Brain

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10
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Organizing and processing center of the nervous system.

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Brain

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What are the four main part of the brain?

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Cerebrum/cerebral hemisphere, diencephalon, brainstem, cerebellum

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12
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Part of the brain responsible for intellectual process and emotions.

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Cerebrum

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13
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Part of the brain responsible for homeostasis.

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Diencephalon

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Part of the brain responsible for breathing, heartrate, reaction to visual and auditory stimulation.

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Brainstem

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Part of the brain responsible for body posture and balance.

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Cerebellum

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16
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Most superior of the brain.

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Cerebrum

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17
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Makes up the bulk of the brain which is described to be larger than the 3 brain regions combined.

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Cerebrum

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18
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Have nerve centers for sensory & motor activities.

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Cerebrum

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What composes the surface area of the cerebrum?

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Gray matter referred to as cerebral cortex

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Controls speech, memory, logical & emotional responses as well as consciousness, interpretation of sensation & voluntary movement.

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Cerebral cortex

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21
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3 basic regions of cerebrum

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Cortex, internal white matter, and basal nuclei

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22
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Largest portion of the brain.

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Cerebrum

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23
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2 divisions of the cerebrum

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Right hemisphere and left hemisphere

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The right and left hemisphere is separated by a?

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Longitudinal fissure

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4 lobes of the cerebrum

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Frontal, parietal, occipital, and temporal

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Part of the cerebrum that controls the right side of the body.

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Left hemisphere

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27
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Hemisphere responsible for math, analytic, and speech.

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Left

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28
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Hemisphere that controls the left side of the body.

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Right

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29
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Hemisphere responsible for music, art, and abstract ideas

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Right

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30
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Connection between 2 hemispheres.

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Corpus callosum

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31
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Elevated ridges/convolutions on the surface of each hemisphere.

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Gyrus/gyri

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32
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Grooves that separate each gyri.

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Sulcus/sulci

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33
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Deep grooves

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Fissure

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34
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Deep bridge of nerve fibers that connects the 2 cerebral hemisphere.

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Corpus callosum

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35
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Alternate name for the central sulcus.

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Sulcus of Rolando

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36
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Forms the boundary between the frontal and the parietal lobes on the lateral and medial surfaces of the cerebral hemispheres.

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Central sulcus

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A deep fissure that is first identified on the inferior surface of the brain close to the anterior perforated substance but becomes most visible on the lateral surface.

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Lateral sulcus

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38
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Separates the frontal and parietal lobes from the temporal lobe.

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Lateral sulcus

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39
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Primary motor area

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Frontal lobe

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40
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Forms anterior portion of each hemisphere.

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Frontal lobe

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41
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Controls voluntary muscular functions (allows us to consciously move our skeletal muscles).

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Frontal lobe

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42
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Controls mood, aggression, reasoning, thought & motivation

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Frontal lobe

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43
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Major voluntary motor tract

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Corticospinal/pyramidal tract

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44
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Most of the neurons in the primary motor area control body areas having fast motor control, including?

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Face, mouth, and hands

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45
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Aside from neurons that control body areas having fast motor control, what other cells are present in the frontal lobe?

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Large pyramidal-shaped cells

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46
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Impulses cross over from one side of the brain to the other at the _ to stimulate the opposite side of the body.

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Corticospinal tract

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47
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Primary somatic sensory area

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Parietal lobe

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48
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Located behind the frontal lobe, separated by central sulcus.

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Parietal lobe

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49
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Control center for evaluating sensory information of touch, pain, balance, taste and temperature (coldness).

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Parietal lobe

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50
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Impulse travelling from body’s sensory receptors (except for special senses) are localized & interpreted in this area.

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Parietal lobe

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51
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Body regions with most sensory receptors.

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Lips and fingertips

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52
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Lobe that is considered as the auditory area.

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Temporal lobe

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53
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Located beneath the frontal & parietal lobes separated by lateral fissure.

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Temporal lobe

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54
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Evaluates hearing input & smell as well as being involved with memory processes.

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Temporal lobe

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55
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In what aspects is the temporal lobe involved?

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Hearing, smell, and memory processes

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56
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Parietal lobe is the control center for evaluating sensory information of? (5)

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Touch, pain, balance, taste and temperature (coldness)

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57
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The frontal lobe also controls? (5)

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Mood, aggression, reasoning, thought, and motivation

58
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Important center for abstract thoughts and judgement.

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Temporal lobe

59
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_ is found deep inside the temporal lobe.

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Olfactory area

60
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Lobe considered as the visual area.

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Occipital lobe

61
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Forms back portion of each hemisphere.

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Occipital lobe

62
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What is the 5th lobe, deeply embedded in the lateral sulcus?

63
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Where is the insula embedded?

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Lateral sulcus

64
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Covered by portions of the frontal, parietal & temporal lobes.

65
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Located in the left cerebral hemisphere (frontal lobe).

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Broca’s area

66
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Motor speech area

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Broca’s area

67
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Specialized cortical area involved in our ability to speak.

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Broca’s area

68
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Where is the broca’s area located?

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Left cerebral hemisphere (frontal lobe)

69
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Found at the base of pre-central gyrus.

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Broca’s area

70
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Damage to the broca’s area causes?

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Expressive aphasia (inability to communicate)

71
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Critical language area

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Wernicke’s area

72
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Where is the wernicke’s area located?

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Left cerebral hemisphere (temporal lobe)

73
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Involved with language comprehension.

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Wernicke’s area

74
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Damage to the wernicke’s area causes?

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Receptive, sensory, and fluent aphasia

75
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Patient is still able to speak but lacks meaning; damaged patient is unable to vocalize words.

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Wernicke’s area; broca’s area

76
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Composed of fiber tracts carrying impulses to, from or within the cortex.

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Cerebral white matter

77
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A very large fiber tract that connects the cerebral hemisphere (commisures), allows cerebral hemispheres to communicate with one another.

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Corpus callosum

78
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Islands of gray matter buried deep within white matter of cerebral hemisphere.

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Basal nuclei

79
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Helps regulate voluntary motor activities.

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Basal nuclei

80
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Problems related to basal nuclei.

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Huntington’s disease/ huntington’s chorea & parkinson’s disease

81
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Inability to walk normally or carry other voluntary movements.

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Huntington’s disease

82
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A language disorder that makes it hard for you to read, write, and say what you mean to say.

83
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Located between the brainstem and cerebrum.

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Diencephalon

84
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Where is the diencephalon located?

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Between the brainstem and cerebrum

85
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Surrounds the 3rd ventricle & is organized into masses of gray matter called nuclei.

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Diencephalon

86
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What does the diencephalon surrounds?

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Third ventricle

87
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3 main structures of diencephalon

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Thalamus, hypothalamus, and epithalamus

88
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The diencephalon also contains? (5)

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Optic tract, optic chiasm, infundibulum, mamillary bodies, and pineal gland/body

89
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Attaches the hypothalamus to the pituitary gland.

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Infundibulum

90
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Involved in memory and emotional responses to odor.

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Mamillary bodies

91
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Part of the epithalamus, pine-cone shaped endocrine gland that secretes melatonin affecting our moods and behavior.

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Pineal gland

92
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What does the pineal gland secrete?

93
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Largest and superior portion of diencephalon.

94
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Encloses shallow third ventricle of the brain.

95
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Relay station for sensory impulses.

96
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Interpretation center for conscious recognition of what is pleasant & unpleasant.

97
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Neuron of sensory cortex that localizes and interpret sensation.

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Pain, pressure, and touch

98
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Touch receptor

99
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Pressure receptor

100
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The inferior part (under the thalamus) of the diencephalon.

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Hypothalamus

101
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Sends impulses to and receive them from the cerebrum & thalamus.

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Hypothalamus

102
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Intermediary between NS & ES as it send out signals that control the pituitary gland.

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Hypothalamus

103
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_ of hypothalamus produce _.

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Nerve cells, hormones

104
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Plays a role in the regulation of body temperature, water balance,& metabolism

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Hypothalamus

105
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Controls and integrates ANS.

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Hypothalamus

106
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Center of mind-over matter phenomena.

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Hypothalamus

107
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Center for many drives & emotions as it is an important part of the LIMBIC system or Emotional-Visceral Brain.

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Hypothalamus

108
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The hypothalamus is an important part of the?

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Limbic system/emotional-visceral brain

109
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Hangs from the anterior floor of the hypothalamus.

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Pituitary gland

110
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Bulge from the floor of hypothalamus posterior to pituitary gland.

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Mamillary bodies

111
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Controls homeostasis, body temperature, water balance, hunger, fear, rage, sexual emotions, regulates our food intake (metabolism).

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Hypothalamus

112
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Forms the roof of the 3rd ventricle.

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Epithalamus

113
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2 important parts of the epithalamus

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Pineal body and choroid plexus

114
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Knots of capillaries within each ventricle, forms the CSF.

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Choroid plexus

115
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How long is the brainstem?

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3 inches (7.5cm) long

116
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Connects the brain to the spinal cord.

117
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Very delicate area of the brain, damage to even small areas could result in death.

118
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Associated with cranial nerves and control vital activities such as breathing & BP.

119
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Provides a pathway for ascending and descending tracts.

120
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The brainstem has many?

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Small gray matter areas

121
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What does the nuclei in the brainstem produce?

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Rigidly programmed autonomic behaviors necessary for survival

122
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Smallest part of the brainstem.

123
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Other name for midbrain.

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Mesencephalon

124
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Extends from the mamillary body to the pons inferiorly.

125
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Contains dorsal tectum.

126
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A reflex center that controls movement of eyeballs & head in response to visual stimuli.

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Dorsal tectum

127
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Also controls movement of the head & trunk in response to auditory stimulus.

128
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3 structures of the midbrain

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Cerebral aqueduct, penducles, and corpora quadrigemina

129
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Tiny canal that travels through the midbrain and connects the 3rd ventricle of diencephalon to the 4th ventricle.

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Cerebral aqueduct

130
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Bulging fiber tracts which convey ascending & descending impulses from the cerebral cortex to pons & the spinal cord.

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Cerebral penducles

131
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Four rounded protrusions, reflex centers involved with vision & hearing.

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Corpora quadrigemina

132
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Means bridge

133
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Rounded structure that protrudes just below the midbrain.

134
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Mostly fiber tracts that relay impulses from the medulla oblongata to cerebrum & back to medulla

135
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What areas does pons have? (2)

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Pneumotaxic and apneustic

136
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What does the pneumotaxic and apneustic area help control?

137
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Most inferior part of the brain stem continuous to the spinal cord.

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Medulla oblongata

138
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Contains all ascending & descending tracts that connect the spinal cord & parts of the brain.

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Medulla oblongata

139
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Crossing of tracts

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Decussation of pyramids

140
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Contains many nuclei that regulate vital visceral activities.

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Medulla oblongata

141
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Explains why motor areas of one side of the cortex of the cerebrum control skeletal muscle movements in opposite side of the body.

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Decussation of pyramids

142
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Lies posterior to the pons and medulla & anterior to the cerebellum.

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4th ventricle

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