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nucleus definition

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collection of neuron cells bodies in the CNS

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tract definition

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collection of axons in the CNS

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ganglia definition

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collection of neuron cell bodies in the PNS

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cerebrum

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  • largest part of the brain
  • controls higher mental functions (conscious thoughts and experience)
  • processes somatic sensory and motor information
  • divided into left and right cerebral hemispheres
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gray matter

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cell bodies

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where is gray matter found

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  • cerebral cortex
  • basal nuclei (ganglia)
  • caudate nucleus
  • lentiform nucleus
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white matter

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  • myelinated axons that connect cerebral cortex with other brain regions
  • deep to cerebral cortex
  • surrounds basal nuclei
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corpus callosum function

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connects white matter of both hemispheres

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where is the cerebral cortex thickest

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over the crest of the convolution

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where is the cerebral cortex thinnest

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depth of sulci

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why does the brain have a folded surface

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increases surface area

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gyri

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elevated ridges

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sulci

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shallow depressions

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fissures

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deep grooves

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superior frontal gyrus

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longitudinal fissure

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middle frontal gyrus

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inferior frontal gyrus

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precentral gyrus

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postcentral gyrus

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central sulcus

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lateral sulcus

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fiber tracts in white matter

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  • commissural fibers
  • association fibers
  • projection fibers
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commissural fibers

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connect cortices of right and left cerebral hemispheres

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what is corpus callosum made of

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commissural fibers

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association fibers

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connect regions of the cerebral cortex within one hemisphere

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association fiber types

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  • short (arcuate) association fibers
  • long (longitudinal) association fibers
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short (arcuate) association fibers

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connect adjacent gyri

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long (longitudinal) association fibers

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connect distant gyri of different lobes

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projection fibers

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fibers that leave the cerebral white matter

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what forms the internal capsule

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projection fibers

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projection fiber types

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  • corticofugal
  • corticopedal
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corticofugal

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  • projection fibers
  • terminate in the basal nuclei, brainstem, or spinal cord
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corticopedal

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originate in thalamus and terminate in cerebral cortex

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cortex types of neurons

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  • pyramidal neurons
  • non-pyramidal neurons
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pyramidal neurons

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  • apical and basal dendrites
  • dendritic spines
  • elongated
  • apical dendrite extends up to cortical surface
  • projection neurons
  • excitatory
  • homogeneous
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projection neurons

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axons project from the cortex to the white matter

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non-pyramidal neurons

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  • heterogenous group
  • stellate and basket cell mainly
  • small and multipolar
  • axons stay in grey matter
  • interneurons
  • inhibitory
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brodmann’s area 17 (function and location)

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  • primary vision
  • lateral occipital love
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brodmann’s area 1, 2, 3 (function and location)

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  • primary body sensation
  • postcentral gyrus
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brodmann’s area 4 (function and location)

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  • primary motor
  • precentral gyrus
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brodmann’s area 6 (function and location)

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  • secondary motor
  • superior frontal
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frontal lobe

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  • decision making
  • voluntary movement control
  • expressive language function
  • mood, personality, judgement, motivation, and executive function
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parietal lobe

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processing sensory and spatial information

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temporal lobe

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  • process memories and integrate them with emotion and the 5 senses
  • auditory perception, discrimination, receptive language function
  • olfaction and memory
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occipital lobe

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visual perception and reception

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insular lobe

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  • taste afferent information
  • somatic sensory and limbic function
  • influences autonomic (visceral) function
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three types of functional areas of the cerebral cortex

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  • motor areas
  • sensory areas
  • association areas
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motor area of the cerebral cortex

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  • controls voluntary movement
  • precentral gyrus of frontal lobe
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sensory area of the cerebral cortex

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  • conscious awareness of sensation
  • receives somatic sensory information (touch, pressure, pain, vibration, taste, and temp)
  • postcentral gyrus of parietal lobe
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precentral gyrus features

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  • contralateral (right brain controls left body, etc.)
  • disproportionate
  • inverted
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prefrontal cortex

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  • coordinates info from association areas
  • in front of motor and premotor areas
  • important in intellect, planning, reasoning, mood, abstract ideas, judgement, conscience, and accurately predicting consequences
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association areas

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  • any brain region that receives input from more than one sensory modality
  • abundance determines intellectual capacity
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what do the association areas include

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  • parietal cortex
  • temporal cortex
  • frontal cortex
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parietal cortex

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attending stimuli in external and internal environment

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temporal cortex

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identifying the nature of the stimuli

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frontal cortex

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planning an appropriate response to stimuli

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hemispheric lateralization

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functional differences between left and right hemispheres

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which hemisphere is dominant

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left hemisphere

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left hemisphere controls

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reading, writing, math, decision-making, logic, speech, and language

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right hemisphere

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facial and voice recognition , affect, visual/spatial reasoning, emotion, artistic skill

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