Chapter 7: Functional Anatomy of the Brain Flashcards

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What are Gyri?

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Elevated ridges of tissue in the brain.

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What are Sulci?

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Shallow grooves that separate gyri.

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What are fissures?

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Deep grooves which separate regions of the brain.

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What are basal nuclei?

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Small islands of grey matter in the white matter.

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What does the cerebral cortex control?

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Speech, memory, logical and emotional response, as well as consciousness, interpretation of sensation and voluntary movement.

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What does the pariental love control?

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The primary somatic sensory area. Allows you to recognize pain, coldness, or a light touch.

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What does the occipital love control?

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Vision

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What does the temporal lobe control?

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Hearing, and olfactory senses.

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What does the frontal lobe control?

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Conscious movement. Also areas involving speech, and higher intellectual thinking.

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What does hypothalamus help regulate?

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Temperature, water balance, and metabolism. Also, thirst, appetite, sex drive, pain, and pleasure centers are here.

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What do the choroid plexuses form?

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Cerebrospinal fluid.

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What does the midbrain/ cerebral peduncles control?

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Reflex centers involving hearing and vision.

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What do the pons control?

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Breathing

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What is the medulla oblongata responsible for?

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Regulation of visceral organs. Contains centers for heart rate, blood pressure, breathing, swallowing, and vomiting.

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What is the reticular formation responsible for?

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Motor control of the visceral organs.

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What is the cerebellum responsible for?

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Precise timing of skeletal muscle activity and equilibrium.

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What are the three layers of the Meninges in order from superficial to deep?

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1) Dura mater, meningeal layer, and periosteum.
2) Arachnoid Mater
3) Pia Mater