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Chapter 12: Nervous System Flashcards

1
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What is the function of the cerebellum?

A

It monitors, plans and coordinates movement

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2
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What does the corpus callosum do?

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It allows communication between left and right cerebral hemispheres

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3
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What happens if the corpus callosum is cut?

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The two hemispheres of the brain can no longer communicate with each other . Each operates and learns independently without input from the other side

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4
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What are the parts of the diencephalon?

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The hypothalamus, thalamus, epithalamus and subthalamus

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5
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What is the white matter in the cerebellumis called?

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Arbor vitae

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6
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What part of the brain stem is responsible for the startle reflex?

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Midbrain

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7
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What is the link between the nervous and the endocrine system?

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Hypothalamus

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8
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What is cognition?

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Thinking

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9
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What is the CNS used for?

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Detection of stimuli

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10
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What system is involved in detection of stimuli?

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Central nervous system

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11
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What part of the motor pathway stops inappropriate movements?

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Basal nuclei

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12
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What part of brain stem blends with the spinal cord as it passes the foramen magnum?

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Medulla oblangata

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13
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What is a ventricle?

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Internal cavity filled with cerebrospinal fluid

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14
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What does the cerebellum communicate with to tell the brain what to do?

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Cerebrum

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15
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How much of the brain does the cerebrum take up?

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80%

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16
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How many lobes in the cerebrum?

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5

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17
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What fissure separates the right and left lobe?

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Longitudinal

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18
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Difference between sulci and gyri?

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Sucli are indentations (grooves) and gyri are ridges (bumps)

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19
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What increases the surface area of the brain?

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Fissures

20
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What are the 5 lobes of the cerebrum?

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Frontal, parietal, occipital, temporal, and insula

21
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What lobe has neurons for planning?

A

Parietal

22
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Where is vision (lobe]?

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Occipital

23
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What lobe is by the ears that is involved in language, memory and emotions?

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Temporal

24
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Where is the insula?

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All the way inside

25
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What area in the cerebrum is involved in speaking?

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Broca’s area in the frontal lobe

26
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What area in the cerebrum is involved in understanding speech and language?

A

The Wernicke’s area in the temporal and parietal lobe

27
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What is the limbic known as?

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Amygdala

28
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What is the basal nuclei involved in?

A

Movement

29
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Where is the limbic system only found?

A

In mammals

30
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What is the cerebral limbic used for?

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Memory, learning, emotion and behavior

31
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What is the hippocampus used for?

A

Remembering things

32
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What modulates how you react to things?

A

Cerebral limbic system

33
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What is the parahippocampal gyrus for?

A

Emotion and behavior

34
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What gland is in charge of the sleep wake cycle?

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Pineal gland

35
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What does the diencephalon not include?

A

Medulla oblangata

36
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What does the subthalamus connect to, helping with movement?

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Basal nuclei

37
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What part of the diencephalon tells the pituitary gland to release hormones?

A

Hypothalamus

38
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What is known as the mommy of the endocrine system?

A

Hypothalamus

39
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What connects the 2 hemispheres of the cerebellum?

A

Vermis

40
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What controls how fast breathing and heart rate is?

A

Pons

41
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What tells out lungs and heart to work and goes directly into the spinal cord, and blends with it after passing through the foramen magnum?

A

Medulla oblangata

42
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How many hours of sleep do adults and infants need?

A

Adults - 7 to 8
Infants - 17

43
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What does the EEG measure?

A

Electrical activity of the brain using electrodes

44
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What is aphasia?

A

Language deficit when you’re unable to speak

45
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What is the glial cell that allows things to go through the blood brain barrier?

A

Astrocytes

46
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What part of the spinal cord is involved in detection of stimuli for the PNS?

A

Posterior root

47
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What produces voluntary movements and inhibits involuntary and inappropriate movements?

A

Basal nuclei

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