cortex Flashcards

1
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cortex divided into

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primary and association areas

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2
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primary cortex area

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receive sensory info

execute motor task

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3
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association area

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higher order processing
integrate, interepret

uni or heteromodal

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4
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examples primary cortical areas

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motor area
 somatosensory
 visual
auditory
gustatory area
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5
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example of associate areas

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pre motor 
somatosensory 
auditory
frontal 
pariteal / sensory
tempora
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6
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where is primary motor area

A

pre central gyrus of frontal lobe

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7
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primary motor area responsible for

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motor output to contralateral side

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8
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what makes coricospical trac

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outflow from primary motor area

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9
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where is supplementary motor area , premotor association area located

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anterior to primary motor in frontal lobe

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10
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T/F is supplementary motor area superior or inferior

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superior

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11
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supplementy motor area contains

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motor maps for posture

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12
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where is somatosensory association area

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adjacent to primary somatosensory area of parietal

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13
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whats somatosensory associate area do

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interpret significance of sensory info (touch pressure proprioception)

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14
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primary somatosensory area where

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post central gyrus of parietal lobe

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15
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wheres primary visual cortex

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calcarine sulcus (medial occipital lobe)

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16
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how is primary visual cortex organized

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retinotopically

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17
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fibres from upper visual field where on calcarine sulcus

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lower

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18
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fibres from lower visual field where on calcarine sulcus

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superior

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19
Q

region of highest visual acuity in retina

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fovea

20
Q

where is fovea

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near occitiapl pole

21
Q

where is visual association area

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surround primary visual area

22
Q

whats more posterior, primary or association visual area

A

primary

23
Q

where are frontal eye fields

A

supplementary motor area

24
Q

motor hand area located where

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posterior to frontal eye field

25
Q

T/F supplementary motor area separates frontal eye field and motor hand area

A

true

26
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primary auditory area composed of

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heschl gyri

27
Q

where is primary auditory area

A

superior temporal gyrus

28
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function auditory associate area

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gives meaning to sound

29
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primary gustatory area function

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taste

30
Q

where is primary gustatory area

A

insular cortex, lateral fissure

31
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insular cortex function

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consciousness, emotion, self awareness, cognitive function

32
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Broca area where

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frontal lobe

anterior to premotor association area

33
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wernike area where

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around lateral fissure and primary auditory area

34
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function broca

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production of language

35
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function wernike

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comprehension of language

36
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what connects Broca and wernike

A

arcuate fasciulsu

37
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arcuate fasculus allows what

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produce words that make sense, under and respond

38
Q

which hemisphere deals with important language functions

A

dominant

39
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which hemisphere accent tone

A

non dominant

40
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frontal associate area function

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execution

memory, problem solving, planning, cognitive flexibly

41
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parietal association area where

A

posterior to somatosensory area (post central gyrus)

42
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purpose parietal association area

A

orienting our attention

43
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temporal associate area for

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link visual stimulus of face or object and meaning / identity

44
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unimodal association cortex

A

higher order of single sensory or motor
adjacent to primary or sensory area

visual, auditory, somatosensory association, supplementary motor, premotor, language.

45
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hetermodal association cortex

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integration multi modality (sensory or motor )

frontal, parietal , temporal association areas

46
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primary cortical area

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specific function.

primary motor and sensory area.

primary areas for vision, hearing, taste, smell