CN 1 - Herring Flashcards
inferior frontal gyrus on the LEFT hemisphere
broca’s area
what happens when Broca’s area is damaged
non-fluent aphasia
what is non-fluent aphasia
difficulty finding words but comprehension is intact
where is the precentral gyrus
posterior aspect of frontal lobe
what serves as the primary motor cortex
pre central gyrus
where is the location of the upper motor neurons
precentral gyrus
the pre central gyrus is involved in the pathway to the _________ side of the body (below the head)
contralateral
inferolateral portion of homunculus
head
superolateral portion
upper limb
medial portion
lower limb
postero-inferior aspect of parietal lobe & extending onto superior aspect of the temporal lobe
Wernicke’s area
what happens when wernicke’s area damaged
fluent aphasia
what happens in fluent aphasia
impairment of comprehension and repetition (words may not make contextual sense)
Primary receiving area for somatosensory information (pain, temperature, touch) from
the contralateral side of the body (below the head)
Postcentral gyrus
functions of temporal lobe
language recognition
auditory processing
memory
emotional processing
convergence of temporal, parietal, and frontal cortices
insular lobe / insula
functions of insular lobe / insula
Reception & integration of
taste sensation, olfactory
sensation, pain, & vestibular functions
Insular lobe / insula has autonomic functions by
regulating
sympathetic &
parasympathetic activity
in general, the thalamus serves as
relay and integration centers for motor and sensory information
the thalamus connects to what 4 things
cerebral cortex
basal ganglia
hypothalamus
brainstem
control of motor functions to pre central gyrus
ventral lateral nucleus & ventral anterior nucleus
(VLN and VAN)
Somatosensory information from the body to the postcentral gyrus
Ventral posterior lateral nucleus (VPL)
Somatosensory information from the head to the postcentral gyrus
Ventral Posterior Medial (VPM) nucleus
auditory system - which body?
medial geniculate nucleus (MGN)
visual impulses to visual cortex from both retinas - which body
lateral geniculate nucleus (LGN)
signal direction from the periphery to the brain
sensory (afferent)
sensory (afferent) is divided into
somatic
visceral
special
Touch, vibration, pressure, pain, temperature, proprioception from the
body wall, limbs, & head and neck
somatic
Sensations from internal organs, blood vessels, & glands
Visceral
Vision, Hearing, Balance, Smell, Taste
Special
if you see 1st, 2nd, 3rd order neurons = think
sensory
1st order neurons are located closest to the
periphery (source of stimulus/signal)
2nd order neurons are located in the
spinal cord or brainstem
3rd order neurons are typically located in the
thalamus
Typically, 1st order cell bodies located ________ the CNS as ________
outside (but close to)
DRG
Peripheral / Distal processes extend from
the _____ to the _____
target to cell body
Central / Proximal processes extend from
the ________ to the ________
cell body
spinal cord or brainstem
Proximal / central processes enter CNS via the __________ root of spinal nerves or via cranial nerves
posterior (dorsal)
somatic motor transmits signals from the _______ to __________
CNS to skeletal muscles
Refers to sequence of neurons in a somatic motor (efferent) pathway
upper & lower motor neurons
located in the precentral gyrus of the cerebral cortex of the frontal lobe
upper motor neurons
located either in the brainstem in specific cranial nerve nuclei or in the spinal cord
lower motor neurons
motor signals travel _____ from the CNS
away
where does decussation occur
at the lower brainstem/medulla
cranial nerves do not form ______ and _______ like spinal nerves
dorsal and ventral
fiber type composition of cranial nerves
somatic motor
sensory (somatic, visceral, special)
preGPS