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Advanced Neuroanatomy 1-8 > Clinical Anatomy of Speech and Hearing > Flashcards

Clinical Anatomy of Speech and Hearing Flashcards

1
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How many cerebral hemispheres are there

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4

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Name the cerebral hemispheres

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Occipital
Temporal
Parietal
Frontal

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What is the function of the occipital lobe

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visual processing

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Temporal Lobe

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managing emotions and processing of senses

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5
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Parietal Lobe

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somatosensory function

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6
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frontal lobe

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high cognitive functions

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7
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What is the central sulcus

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a groove separating motor and sensory areas of the brain

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8
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What is the precentral gyrus

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a depression in the brain forming the anterior border of the central sulcus

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what is the postcentral gyrus

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forms the posterior border of the central sulcus

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10
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What are cortical layers

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layers of nerves making up the cortex

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11
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How many cortical layers are there

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6

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Name the cortical layers

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Molecular layer
External granular layer
External pyramidal layer
Internal granular layer
Internal pyramidal layer
Multiform layer

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13
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What makes up the II External Granular layer

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small granule cells and large pyramidal cells

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III External Pyramidal Layer

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medium pyramidal neurons

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IV Internal Granular Layer

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no pyramidal neurons; ascending sensory input- info to brain

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V Internal Pyramidal Layer

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medium/ large pyramidal neurons

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VI Multiform Layer

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assortment of cells/ few pyramidal neurons; input from II (External Granular Layer

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What are pyramidal cells

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The principal neuron in the cerebral cortex. They are the output pathway for cerebral cortex

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Function of Afferent fibres

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local processing circuits within cortex

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Function of efferent fibres

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Convey processed information to another site

21
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What are Brodmann areas

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areas known to reflect functional differences in the brain

22
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Who discovered the Brodmann areas

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Korbiniam Brodmann (1868-1918)

23
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Main Brodmann areas

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Primary Somatomotor Cortex (4)
Primary Somatosensory (3,1,2)
Vision (17)
Hearing (41,42)
Language (45,44)

24
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Gyrus of Heschl

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Located in Auditory cortex, part of area 41 and 42 in the superior temporal gyrus

25
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Brocas Area

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part of the inferior frontal gyrus. Speech production

26
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Who discovered Brocas area

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Pierre Broca

27
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Who discovered Wernickes area

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Karl Wernicke

28
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Function of Wernickes area

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Language Comprehension. Part of area 22 in superior temporal gyrus

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Angular Gyrus

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Located in parietal lobe. Associated with complex brain functions

30
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Arcuate Fasiculus

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Bundle of axons in the brain that connects brocas area to Wernickes area

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