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Chapter 3: Biology and Neuroscience Flashcards

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1
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The hind brain includes:

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Medulla, the Pons, and the cerebellum

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There are thee parts of the brain, what are they?

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Forebrain
Midbrain
Hindbrain

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The hind brain contains structures that are vital for:

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Life Functions and our basic reflexes

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What is the most protected structure in the brain and why?

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The medulla is the most protected structure because it is the most important. Without it or damage to it would cause death

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The Medulla controls:

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Breathing , swallowing, and heartbeat; The survival Center

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Can you describe the function of the Pons?

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  • Awareness, Alertness, sleep, and motor function
  • Coordinates movement with the cerebellum
  • controls facial movement
  • controls right and left coordination
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Cerebellum is responsible for?

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movement and balance

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What regulates arousal and focus of attention and also contributes to tunnel vision

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Reticular Activating system

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What two structures does the midbrain contain:

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The Tectum and the Tegmentum

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What is the function of the Tectum?

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Aid in auditory and visual functions

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Function of the Tegmentum

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Mediates pain

“take a tum to mediate stomach pain”

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What two structures are located in the Forebrain?

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Thalamus and Hypothalamus

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What structure regulates hunger, temperature, aggression, and sexual behaviors

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The Hypothalamus

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What is the thalamus responsible for?

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senses and sensory information with the exception of smell

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How does the Limbic System work?

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It regulates the endocrine system, emotions, and memory

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What structure helps to form memories tied to strong emotions and controls flight of fight response?

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Amygdala

17
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New memories are formed because of the

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Hippocampus

if you see a hippo on campus you will never forget it = new memory

18
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What part of the brain is active when experiencing social or physical pain

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Cingulate Gyrus

when your friends Single(cingulate) you out – hurt

19
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What is responsible for relaying sensory information? All senses pass through this

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Thalamus

20
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What is the Neo cortex responsible for? And how many lobes does it have?

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It is responsible for Higher level processing and it has 4 lobes

21
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What are the 4 lobes in the Neocortex?

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Frontal Lobes
Temporal Lobe
Parietal Lobe
Occipital Lobe

22
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What is the frontal lobe responsible for?

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Decision making and movement

23
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Area in the Frontal lobe responsible for speech production and articulation

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Broca’s Area

24
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Describe Broca’s Aphasia

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There is a defect in speech production

25
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What are the 2 main functions of the temporal lobe?

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  1. Process sound input

2. processes sound and language

26
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What area in the Temporal lobe is responsible for language comprehension?

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Wernicke’s area

27
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Word Salad is referred to as

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a deficit in language comprehension due to damage to the Wernicke’s area ; “Wernicke’s salad”

28
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What structure helps to navigate our bodies position in space? (spatial navigation)

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Parietal Lobe

P for parietal
P for position

29
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What is the name of the structure responsible for processing and interpreting light stimuli and visual information?

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Occipital Lobe

30
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Describe the function of the Corpus Callosum

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It connects the 2 hemispheres of the brain and allows them to share information

31
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What are the 3 control centers in the endocrine system?

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  1. Hypothalamus
  2. Pineal Gland
  3. Pituatary Gland
32
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Explain the function of

  • Hypothalamus
  • Pineal Gland
  • Pituitary Gland
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  • Controls Hormone release from the pituitary gland
  • Regulates sleep cycles by releasing melatonin
  • Secretes hormones affecting sexual behavior, reproduction, response to aggression (anything dealing with ego)
33
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How does the brain effect the immune system?

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When we get over stressed, we tend to get sick of feel physically down. The Hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis is responsible because it is the stress response by releasing cortisol

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