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December MIDTERM Flashcards

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Brain stem

A

Regulating respiration, heart rate, digestion
(if lost function, brain dead)

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2
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Diencephalon

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Thalamus
Hypothalamus

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Thalamus

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Regulates hunger and thirst harmones

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Hypothalamus

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takes info from brainstem and gives to cortex. turns off when sleeping

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5
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Pons

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connects medula to rest of cortex. SIGHT AND SOUNDS

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Medulla

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Breathing, heart rate

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7
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Cerebellum

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For coordinated movement and posture

Cognitive abilities like language

Coordination and balance

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8
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Cerebral hemispheres

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Cognitive abilities and conscious experience

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Cerebral cortex

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Gyri & Sulci

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Gyri

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Surface area of tubes

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11
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Sulci

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Crack of the tubes

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12
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Subcortical structure

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voluntary movement therefore makes contact with cortex, thalamus and brain stem

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13
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Limbic system

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Amygdala & Hippocampal formation

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Amygdala

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emotion, aversion and gratification

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Hippocampal formation

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emotion, aversion and gratification

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16
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Occipital lobe

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Vision

17
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Temporal lobe

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auditory processing, memory and multisensory integration

18
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Parietal lobe

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somatosensory (body sensations) integrates sensory inputs (taste, visual ect.)

19
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Frontal lobe

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motor output, planning, language, judgment and decision making (LOCATED: in front of the central sulcus)

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Central sulcus

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Middle sulci

21
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Motor cortex

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(In FRONT of central sulcus) voluntary movement. Contralateral representation of the body

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Somatosensory cortex

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(BEHIND central sulcus) bodily sensations. Contralateral representation of body

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