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Chapter 9 Flashcards

1
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Dizzy, headache, nausea, blurred vision

A

Symptoms of a concussion

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2
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Cortex (outer layer)
Site for conscious thought, memory and reasoning

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Cerebrum

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3
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Sorts and redirects sensory input

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Thalamus; Diencephalon

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4
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Maintains homeostasis and controls autonomic nervous system and pituitary gland

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Hypothalamus; diencephalon

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5
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Has reflex centers concerned with vision and hearing

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Midbrain

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6
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Helps regulate respiration

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Pons

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7
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Respiration and the heartbeat

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Medulla oblongata

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8
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Coordinates voluntary muscles. Does not initiate voluntary movement

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Cerebellum

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9
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Innermost layer of the meninges

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Piamater

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10
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Inner most layer around the brain

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Piamater

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11
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In two layers, outer layer is fused to the cranial bones. Venous channels
For drainage of blood coming from brain capillaries

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Dural sinuses

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12
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Made by choroid plexus

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Cerebrospinal fluid

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13
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How many divisions of the cerebral hemispheres

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4 visible lobes

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14
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Important band of white matter located at the bottom of the longitudinal fissure.
Bridge between the right and left hemispheres permitting impulses to cross from one side of the brain to the other

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Corpus callosum

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15
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Largest love in the human brain

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Frontal lobe

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16
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Where is the somatosensory area

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Parietal lobe

17
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Auditory receiving area, auditory association, speech comprehension (wernicke)

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Temporal lobe

18
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Visual receiving area, visual association area

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Occipital lobe

19
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Resisters deeply emotional memories, this part of the brain is associated with PTSD

A

Amygdale

20
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Techniques used to study the brain

A

CT scan
MRI
PET

21
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How many pairs of cranial nerves

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12

22
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Sense of smell

A

Olfactory

23
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Controls movement of the eye muscles

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Oculomotor

24
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For hearing and equilibrium

A

Vestibulocohlear

25
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Can act to lower heart rate

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Vagus

26
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Controls muscles of the tongue

A

Hypoglossal

27
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Cerebro

A

Brain

28
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Encerphalo

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Brain

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