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Anatomy And Physiology 2 Lecture > Chapter 13 Region With Function > Flashcards

Chapter 13 Region With Function Flashcards

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Medulla oblongata

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Cardiovascular center (regulation of heart rate and blood vessel diameter)
Respiratory center
Pyramidal descussation (cross over of motor tracts)

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pons

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Respiratory center

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Cerebellum

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Balance and coordination

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Substantia nigra

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Dopamine production

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Red nucleus

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Control of back muscles (erector spinal group)

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Superior colliculi

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Visual reflexes

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Inferior colliculi

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Auditory reflexes

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Thalamus

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Relays sensory impulses from receptors in various parts of the body to the cerebral cortex

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Pineal gland

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Melatonin production

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Hypothalamus

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Thirst center
Master control of endocrine and autonomic NS
Production of ADH and oxytocin
Control of food intake

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Amygdala

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Expression of emotion, control of behavioral activities, moods

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Caudate nucleus

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Helps produce pattern and rhythm of walking movements

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Corpus callosum

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Connects the left and right sides of the brain allowing for communication between both hemispheres.

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Primary sensory cortex

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Makes you aware of a sensation

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Association areas

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Give meaning to/make associations with a sensation (recognition)

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Motor areas

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Allow you to act upon a sensation

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Occipital cortex

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Primary visual cortex
Visual association area

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temporal cortex

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Primary auditory center and association area
Olfactory cortex-smell

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Parietal lobe with postcentral gyrus

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Somatosensory, sensory homunculus
Primary sensory cortex (general senses: touch, pressure, pain, temperature)
Association area: allows to recognize object, distinguish size and shape solely by touch

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Precentral gyrus

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Primary motor cortex: voluntary control of the skeletal muscles. Motor homunculus

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prefrontal cortex

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Intelligence, social behavior, judgement, problem solving

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insular cortex

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Gustatory cortex- taste

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Broca’s area

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Motor speech area
Located only in the left hemisphere
Allow you to act upon a sensation

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Wernicke’s area

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Located only in the left hemisphere
Language comprehension

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