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Ch.13.2 Flashcards

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What functions does the midbrain have?

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Visual / Auditory reflex
Sleep/wake cycles, Alertness, temp regulation

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What functions does the Limbic system have?

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Memory, emotion, Centers for gratification/Sorrow

4 F’s. Feeding, fighting, fleeing, reproduction

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What functions does the Medulla oblongata have?

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Passing messages from spinal cord up
Cardiovascular (Rate and force of heartbeat and diameter of vessels) /Respiratory centers
Coughing, sneezing, vomiting, swallowing

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What functions does the Pons have?

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Regulation of breathing and REM sleep
Relay signals from forebrain to cerebellim

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What kind of actions does the brainstem have?

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Involuntary actions / reflexes

-Heartbeat, breathing blood pressure

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What functions does the Hypothalamus have?

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Endocrine system - Hormones
Homeostasis - Body temp, Thirst/apatite, emotions, sleep, sex drive, blood pressure, heart rate

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What functions does the Thalamus have?

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Relay sensory/motor signals to cerebral cortex except smell.
Regulation of consciousness
Part of limbic system - regulate emotions & higher cogitative functions

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What functions does the Cerebellum have?

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Balance, body position changes, posture, coordination, speech

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What functions does the Cerebrum have?

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Voluntary actions

  • Memory/emotional control
  • Thought/ personality
  • Judgement
  • Voluntary motor actions
  • Sensory perception
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What functions does the Subthalamus have?

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Sexuality, food & water intake, cardiovascular

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What functions does the Epithalamus have?

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Melatonin, motor pathways and emotion

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What functions does the FRONTAL LOBE have?

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VOLUNTARY motor function, motivation, planning, social judgement, aggression, sense of smell, mood, personality, decision making

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What functions does the PARIETAL LOBE have?

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Reception and evaluation of sensory info except smell, hearing and vision

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What functions does the TEMPORAL LOBE have?

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Reception and evaluation of smell, hearing, memory, abstract thought and judgement. Insula within

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What functions does the OCCIPITAL LOBE have?

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Reception and integration of visual input

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What functions does the INSULA have?

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Understand spoken languages, taste and sensory info

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What functions does the Pineal gland have?

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Influence sleepiness, regulate bio clock, role in onset of puberty

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What functions does the Habenula have?

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Emotional and visceral responses to odors

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What functions does the Corpus callosum have?

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Connects L&R sides of cerebrum

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What functions does the Medulla have?

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  • *Association fibers** - connections w/in same hemispheres
  • *Commissural fibers** - connect one hemisphere to another
  • *Projection fibers** - tracts between cerebrum and other parts of brain
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What Cranial nerves does the cerebrum have?

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I - olfactory
II- Optic

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What functions does the Cerebellar peduncles have?

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Fiber tracts that communicate with other parts of the brain

Superior - Midbrain
Middle - Pons
Inferior - Medulla oblongata

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What functions does the Flocculonodular have?

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Contributes to equilibrium, balance and eye movements

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What functions does the Cerebral nuclei have?

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Gives rise to axons carrying impulses to other brain centers

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What functions does the Superior colliculi have?

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Visual reflexes, tracking, scanning and scanning movements bc of visual stimuli

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What functions does the Medial/lateral/Ventral geniculate nucleus have?

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Medial - Auditory info

Lateral - Visual
Ventral - Most other types of sensory info

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What functions does the Infundibulum have?

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Connects hypothalamus to pituitary gland, controls endocrine system

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What functions does the Mammillary body have?

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Relays signals from limbic system to thalamus (olfactory and emotional responses to odors)

29
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What functions does the Pontine have?

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Large synaptic relay between cerebrum and cerebellum

30
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What functions does the Pontine nuclei have?

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Motor output

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What functions does the Pontine respiratory group have?

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Coordinates with medulla. Gathers info from hypothalamus and limbic system to change breathing in response to exercise, sleep and emotional responses

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What cranial nerves are in the Pons?

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V-Trigeminal

Vi - Abducens
VII - Facial
VIII - Vestibulochlear

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What functions does the Dorsal respiratory group have?

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Modifies breathing based on various info (Coughing, sneezing, hiccupping)

34
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What functions does the Ventral Respiratory group have?

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normal respiratory rate, basic rhythm of breathing

35
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What functions does the Gustatory nucleus have?

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Taste bud input from tounge

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What functions does the Cochlear nucleus have?

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Auditory input from inner ear

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What functions does the Vestibular nuclei have?

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Sensory info associated with equilibrium from inner ear

38
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What functions does the Pyramids have?

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Descending nerve tracts - Decussate - each half of brain controls other half of body

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What functions does the Olives have?

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Nuclei to help regulate balance, coordination and modulation of sound from inner ear

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What are the cranial nerves of the medulla oblongata?

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Xi- Glossopharyngeal

X - vagus
Xi - Accessory
XII - hypoglossal

41
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What functions does the Cingulate gyrus have?

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Arches over top of corpus callosum, autonomic functions regulating heart rate and blood pressure as well as cogitative and emotional processing

42
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What functions does the Hippocampus have?

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Memory; Short term → long term

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What functions does the Amygdala have?

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Emotion, anxiety, aggression, fear conditioning, emotional memory and social cognition

44
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What functions does the Substancia nigra have?

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Pigmented with melanin, helps control subconscious muscle movements

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What functions does the Red nuclei have?

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Aid in unconscious regulation and coordination of motor activites

46
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What functions does the inferior colloculi have?

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Hearing reflexes, startle response

47
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What cranial nerves come from midbrain?

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III - Oculmotor
IV - Trochlear

48
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What is the stretch reflex?

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When stretched, muscle tone fights back to maintain equilibrium and posture

49
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What is the cross extensor reflex?

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During withdrawal reflex, body maintains balance by putting weight on other side of body

50
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What is the golgi tendon reflex?

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Helps distribute workload in muscle. Relief tension applied to tendon

51
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What does the olfactory nerve do?

52
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What does the Optic nerve do?

53
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What does the Oculomotor nerve do?

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Controls muscles that move eye UP, DOWN and MEDIALLY

54
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What does the Trochlear nerve do?

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Enables eye to look DOWN and toward nose

55
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What does the Trigeminal nerve do?

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Facial sensation and motor functions - biting and chewing

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What does the Abducens nerve do?

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OUTWARD and LATERAL eye movement

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What does the Facial nerve do?

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Taste on ⅔ of tounge, facial expression, eyelid closing, saliva and tears

Damage leads to saggy face and no sweet & salty taste

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What does the Vestibulocochlear nerve do?

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Balance and hearing

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What does the Glossopharyngeal nerve do?

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Swallowing, salivating, gagging, control of BP and respiration. ⅓ of posterior tonuge

Damage results in loss of biter and sour taste

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What does the Glossopharyngeal nerve do?

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Swallowing, salivating, gagging, control of BP and respiration. ⅓ of posterior tonuge

Damage results in loss of biter and sour taste

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What does the Vague nerve do?

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Longest nerve
Role in control of cardiac, pulmonary, digestive, and urinary function.

Swallowing, speech, coughing and regulation of viscera

Damage causes hoarsness, loss of voice, impaired swallowing, could be fatal

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What does the Accessory nerve do?

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Shrugging shoulders and head turning

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What does the Hypoglossal nerve do?

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Movement of tongue, food manipulation and swallowing

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