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Chapter 15: Part I (Brain) Flashcards

1
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What are the major regions of the brain?

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  • Cerebrum
  • Diencephalon
  • Brainstem
  • Cerebellum
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2
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____________ the are folds on the brain

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Gyri

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3
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__________ are the depressions on the brain

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Sulci

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4
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_________ & ________ are the key to brain power

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Gyri & Sulci

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5
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What is gray matter?

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Its unmyelinated axons, cell bodies

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6
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What is white matter?

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Myelinated axons

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7
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___________ are the wrappings around the brain & central nervous system & protect the brain

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Meninges

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What are the 3 layers of the meninges?

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  1. Pia mater
  2. Arachnoid mater
  3. Dura mater
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___________ is innermost mater of the meningies

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Pia mater

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10
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___________is the outermost mater of the meninges

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Dura mater

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__________ if the toughest out of the all the layer in the meninges

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Dura mater

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12
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What are the large spaces in the dura mater called?

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Dural venus sinuses

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13
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___________ is the middle layer mater

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Arachnoid mater

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14
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The arachnoid mater contains ____________

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trabeculae

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15
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_________ are neural tubes within the brain

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Cavities

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16
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What are the 4 types of brain ventricles?

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  1. Lateral ventricles
  2. Third ventricle
  3. Cerebral aqueduct
  4. Fourth ventricle
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17
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The third ventricle contains __________

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Diencephalon

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18
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The fourth ventricle contains _____________

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Pon & the cerebellum

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19
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Ventricles are filled with ______________

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Cerebrospinal fluid

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20
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What is the functions of the cerebrospinal fluid?

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  • Reduces the weight of the brain (buoyancy)
  • Physical cushioning
  • Nutrients & wastes
  • Environment
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21
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The cerebrospinal fluid is produced inside ___________ which are also inside ventricles

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Choroid plexus

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22
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Choroid plexus is made up of _________ & ____________

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Capillaries & ependymal cells

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23
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Cerebrospinal fluid is able to circulate inside the brain due to ______________-

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Arachnoid granulations

24
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What are the 3 small pathways used to circulate the cerebrospinal fluid?

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  1. Median aperture
  2. two Lateral aperture
25
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_____________ is the conduction when cerebrospinal fluid can’t circulate inside the brain

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Hydrocephalus (causes fetus heads to expand)

26
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_____________ is used for most of the complex functions of the brain such as conscious motor & sensory processing

27
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The cerebrum is divided into left & right hemispheres that are divided by the __________

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Longitudinal fissure

28
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The outer layer of the cerebral cortex is made up of ____________

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Gray matter

29
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The cerebral cortex is divdived into lobes & what are those lobes?

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  • Frontal lobe
  • Parietal lobe
  • Occipital lobe
  • Temporal lobe
  • Insula
30
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The brain has some localized function where you can point at a part of the brain know know what that part does & also has diffuses functions such as what?

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Memory & language

31
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___________ is used in decision-making, our personality & voluntary motor (such are primary motor cortex)

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Frontal lobe

32
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The parietal lobe contains _______________

A

postcentral gyrus

33
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Our postcentral gyrus contains what?

A
  • Somatosensory cortex
  • Conscious senses
  • Sensory homunculus
34
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_________ lobe contains the auditory association area (where sound memory) & contains our primary olfactory cortex (used for smell)

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Temporal lobe

35
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_________ contains primary gustatory cortex (which is responsible for taste) & also the emotional responses/ empathy

36
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___________ lobe contains primary visual cortex & visual association area

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Occipital lobe

37
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Deep in the cerebral cortex & in the white matter got _________ which contain the pineal gland

A

Diencephalon

38
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What does the pineal gland do?

A

It contains melatonin & controls circadian rhythms

39
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__________ is used as a filter of sensory information & only sends some information to the somatosensory cortex

40
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Wher e is the hypothalamus located?

A

Between the thalamus & pituitary

41
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What are the different functions of the hypothalamus?

A
  • Body temp regulation
  • Emotional behavior control
  • Food & water intake regulation
  • Circadian rhythms
    -Autonomic & endocrine system master control
42
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___________ is a stem inferior to the Diencephalon & contains the cerebral peduncles

43
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The cerebral peduncles are _________

A

Motor tracts

44
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_________ is involved in visual & auditory processing

45
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What are the types of colliculi that are in the tectum & involved in visual & auditory processing?

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  • Superior colliculi
  • Inferior colliculi
46
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Super colliculi is involved in visual reflex & tracks __________

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Moving objects

47
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Inferior colliculi is involved in auditory reflex & tracks _____________

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tracks sound

48
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_________ are the bulging region anterior on the brainstem

49
Q

What are the functions of the Pons?

A

Controls parts of skeletal muscle breathing control

50
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Pons connect to what region on the brain?

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Cerebellum

51
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Pons contains which cranial nerves?

A

5, 6, 7, & 8

52
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________- is posterior to the brainstem

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Cerebellum

53
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What are the functions of the Cerebellum?

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Involved in fine motor control such as motor coordination & balance

54
Q

___________ is the inferior portion of the brainstem

A

Medulla oblongata

55
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Alot of the medulla oblongata is made up of __________ which are tract from the spinal cord to the rest of the brain

A

White matter

56
Q

The gray matter in the medulla is important for what?

A

Autonomic vital functions such as respirations, heart rate/strength
& blood pressure

57
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Medulla oblongata is the source for which cranial nerves?

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