Cerebrum Flashcards

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Hypothalamus

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Integrates behaviors with visceral functions
Maintains homeostasis
Regulation of circadian rhythms
Endocrine regulation

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2
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Epithalamus - Pineal Gland

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endocrine glad, helps regulate circadian rhythms

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3
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Subthalamus

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BG nucleus, facilitates output nucleii

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4
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Limbic System Function

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Emotions and behavior, memory

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5
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Limbic System Structures

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hypothalamus, hippocampus, amygdala, insula, basal forebrain

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6
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Thalamus

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Regulate activity level of cortical neurons. Has 3 groups of nucleii (anterior, medial, lateral)

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7
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Relay Nuclei

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info from sensory systems, BG, and cerebellum to cortex

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8
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Association Nuclei

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Emotional memory info

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9
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Non-specific nuclei

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consciousness, arousal, attention

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10
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Cerebral Cortex Layers

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Neocortex: 6
Archicortex: 3

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Archicortex

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Olfactory
Medial Temporal
-Limbic system
-Hippocampus

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12
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Unimodal

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secondary sensory, further processes a specific sense

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13
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Heteromodal

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association cortex - higher order processing, integration of information

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14
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Frontal Eye Fields

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initiate voluntary movement of eyes

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15
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Micturition Inhibitory Area

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voluntary control of peeing

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16
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Internal capsule: Anterior limb

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tracts to frontal lobe and prefrontal cortex

17
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Internal Capsule: Posterior Limb

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Corticospinal: initiate voluntary movement
Corticobulbar: to cranial nerves

18
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Primary Somatosensory Cortex

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Post Central gyrus

19
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Primary Auditory

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Lateral fissure/superior temporal gyrus

20
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Vestibular cortex

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posterior to primary somatosensory

21
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Primary visual cortex

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calcarine sulcus

22
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Primary motor cortex

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precentral gyrus

23
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Supplementary motor cortex

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anterior to lower body region of primary motor cortex.

Initiation of movement, planning bimanual and sequential movement

24
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Premotor cortex

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anterior to upper body region of primary motor cortex

Planning movements of the mouth

25
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Broca’s Area

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anterior to face region of primary motor cortex

planning movements of the mouth

26
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Broca’s corresponding area in right hemisphere

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non-verbal communication-emotional gestures, tone of voice