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cerebral hemispheres Flashcards

1
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what is the cavity in each hemisphere of the brain called?

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lateral ventricle

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what is the fissure in the centre of the brain called?

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median longitudinal fissure

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what are 2 important anatomical landmarks of the brain?

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median longitudinal fissure

corpus callosum

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what gyri lie in the frontal lobe?

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precentral gyrus
superior frontal gyrus
middle frontal gyrus
inferior frontal gyrus

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what gyrus lies in the parietal lobe?

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postcentral gyrus

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what separates the precentral and postcentral gyri?

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central sulcus

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what separates the parietal and occipital lobes?

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parieto - occipital sulcus

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what is the function of the corpus callosum?

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connects the 2 hemispheres

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what gyri lie in the temporal lobe?

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superior temporal gyrus
middle temporal gyri
inferior temporal gyri

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10
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what are the 2 lobules in the parietal lobe?

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superior and inferior parietal lobule

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what is the insula?

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a region of the brain deep in the cerebral cortex

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12
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what is the sensory part of the brain?

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posterior part of the cerebral hemisphere

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13
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what is the motor part of the brain?

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anterior part of the cerebral hemisphere

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what is the function of the limbic system? (medial portion of cerebral hemisphere)

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storage and retrieval of processed information

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what is contained within the precentral gyrus?

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primary motor cortex

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16
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what numbered area of the brain is the precentral gyrus located in?

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area 4

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what is the function of the primary motor cortex?

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somatotopic representation of contralateral half of the body

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18
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what area of the brain is brocas area in?

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44/45 (inferior frontal gyrus)

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what is the function of brocas area?

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associated with speech

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what is the function of the prefrontal cortex?

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cognitive functions of higher order- intellect,judgement, prediction,planning

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what is the primary sensory area of the brain?

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post central gyrus

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what numbered areas of the brain does the post central gyrus occupy?

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1
2
3

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what is the function of the primary sensory area?

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receives general sensations from contralateral half of the body

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what is the function of the superior parietal lobule?

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interpretation of general sensory information (sensory association area) and conscious awareness of contralateral half of body

25
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what is the function of the inferior parietal lobule?

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interface between somatosensory cortex and visual and auditory association area - contributes to language function in dominant hemisphere

26
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what are some symptoms of a parietal lobe lesion?

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hemisensory neglect
agnosia
acalculia
agraphia

27
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what numbered areas of the brain is the superior temporal gyrus located in?

28
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what is contained within the superior temporal gyrus?

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primary auditory cortex

29
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where are the auditory association areas located?

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posterior to the superior temporal gyrus

30
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what is wernickes area?

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an area posterior to the superior temporal gyrus in the dominant hemisphere of the brain

31
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what is the function of wernickes area?

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crucial for understanding of the spoken word

32
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what is the function of the inferior surface of the temporal lobe?

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receives fibres from the olfactory tract - contributes to conscious appreciation of smell

33
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where is the primary visual cortex located?

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on the medial surface of the occipital lobe, on either side of the calcarine sulcus (area 17)

34
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where is the visual association cortex located?

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all of the occipital love that is not the primary visual cortex (areas 18.19)

35
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what is the function of the visual association cortex?

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interpretation of visual images

36
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what areas of the medial surface of the cerebral hemispheres contribute to forming the limbic lobe?

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cingulate gyrus
hippocampus
parahippocampal gyrus
amygdala

37
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what is the amygdala?

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subcortical grey matter close to the temporal pole

38
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what is aphasia?

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problem with speech due to damage to one or more speech areas of the brain

39
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what are some characteristics of brocas aphasia?

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understands speech
misses small words
aware of difficulties in speech
weakness/paralysis of one side of body

40
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what part of the brain is damaged in brocas aphasia?

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frontal lobe

41
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what are some characteristics of wernickes aphasia?

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fluent speech with new meaningless words
cant understand speech
doesnt know of mistakes
no paralysis

42
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what part of the brain is damaged in wernickes aphasia?

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temporal lobe

43
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what are the 3 types of myelinated axon fibres that are bundled into tracts?

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commisural fibres
association fibres
projection fibres

44
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what is the function of commisural fibres?

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connect corresponding areas of the two hemispheres

45
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what is the function of association fibres?

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connect one part of the cortex with the other - can be short or long

46
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what is the function of projection fibres?

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run between the cerebral cortex and various subcortical centres

47
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what is the internal capsule made of?

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projection fibres passing to and from the cerebral cortex

48
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where is the internal capsule located?

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narrow area between the thalamus and caudate nucleus medially and the lentiform nucleus laterally

49
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what are basal ganglia?

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collection of grey matter deep within each cerebral hemisphere

50
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what makes up basal ganglia?

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caudate nucleus
putamen
globus pallidus
substantia nigra
subthalamic nucleii
51
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what forms the lentiform nucleus?

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the putamen and globus pallidus

52
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what are the “input regions” of the basal ganglia?

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caudate nucleus

putamen

53
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what do the input regions of the basal ganglia receive input from?

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motor cortex
premotor cortex
thalamus

54
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what are the “output regions” of the basal ganglia?

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globus pallidus

substantia nigra

55
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where does the globus pallidus project to primarily?

56
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what is the major function of the basal ganglia?

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initiation and termination of movements

57
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what is another name for the basal ganglia?

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extrapyramidal system

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