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ch 13 pt 2 overview of brain anatomy Flashcards

1
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What is the cerebrum the center of?

A

Intelligence, judgment, memory

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2
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What is the cerebrum composed of?

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Left, right hemisphere

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3
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What is longitudinal fissure?

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Deep cleft separating hemispheres

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4
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What is corpus callosum?

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Largest tract providing connection between them

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5
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What is decussation?

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Connections with the body are generally crossed

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6
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What is lateralization?

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Certain parts of your brain have different jobs

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7
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Functions of frontal lobe?

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Motor control, concentration, decision making

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Functions of parietal lobe

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General sensory, evaluating shape and texture of objects

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Functions of temporal lobe

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Hearing and smell

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10
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Function of occipital lobe

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Vision

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11
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Functions of Insula lobe

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Memory and sense of taste

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12
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Where can you find Insula lobe?

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Pulling away temporal lobe

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13
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Where is primary motor cortex located?

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In precentral gyrus

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14
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What does primary motor cortex do?

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Controls skeletal muscle activity on opposite side of body

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15
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Opposite side

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Contralaterally

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16
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Same side

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Ipsilateral

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17
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Where is motor speech area (Broca Area) located?

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Inferolateral portion of left frontal lobe

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What does motor speech area do?

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Controls movements for vocalization

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19
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Where is frontal eye field located?

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Superior surface of middle frontal gyrus

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20
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What does frontal eye field do?

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Regulates eye movement

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21
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Where is premotor cortex located?

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Anterior to motor cortex

22
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What does premotor cortex do?

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Taking info we know and applying it to new info

23
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Where is primary somatosensory cortex located?

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In postcentral gyrus of parietal lobes

24
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What does primary somatosensory cortex do?

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Taking info from skeletal muscles

25
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Where is primary visual cortex located?

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Occipital lobe

26
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What does primary visual cortex do?

A

Vision

27
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Where is somatosensory association area located?

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Posterior to postcentral gyrus

28
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What does somatosensory association area do?

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Integrates touch information

29
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What does visual association area do?

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Integrates color, form, and memory

30
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What does primary auditory cortex do?

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Hearing

31
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Where is visual association area located?

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Surrounds primary visual cortex

32
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Where is primary auditory cortex located?

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Located within temporal lobe

33
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Where is auditory association area located?

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In temporal lobe

34
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What does auditory association do?

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Makes connections

35
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What does primary olfactory cortex do?

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Smell

36
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Where is primary olfactory cortex located?

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Within temporal lobe

37
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Where is gustatory cortex located?

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Within insula

38
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What does primary gustatory cortex do?

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Taste

39
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Where is prefrontal cortex located?

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Front to premotor cortex

40
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What does prefrontal cortex do?

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Complex thought, judgement, personality

41
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Where is Wernicke area located?

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Left hemisphere

42
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What does Wernicke area do?

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Area of interpretation

43
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Where is categorical hemisphere located?

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Left hemisphere

44
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What does categorical hemisphere do?

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Analytical side

45
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Where is representational hemisphere located?

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Right hemisphere

46
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What does representational hemisphere do?

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Visual side

47
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What are association tracts?

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Connect regions within same hemisphere

48
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What are commissural tracts?

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Connect regions within different hemisphere

49
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What are arcuate fibers?

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gyri to gyri

50
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What are longitudinal fasciculi?

A

lobe to lobe

51
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What are commissures?

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hemisphere to hemisphere

52
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What are projection tracts?

A

Spinal cord - brain

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