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1
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3 main sections of the brain

A

forebrain
Midbrain
hindbrain

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2
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There are _ regions of the brain. What are they?

A

5

frontal lobe parietal lobe occipital lobe cerebellum
temporal lobe

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3
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gyrus

A

hill / ridge

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4
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sulcus

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valley / groove / shallow depression

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5
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sulci vs fissure

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sucli - shallow depressions/furrows on the surface of an organ, such as cerebral sulcus that separates the convolutions of the cerebral hemisphere.
eg. cerebral sulcus

Fissure - large furrow that divides the brain into lobes, and also into the two hemispheres as the longitudinal fissure
e.g longitudinal fissure

note: often suclus and fissures are used interchangeably

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6
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Broca’s area. aka?

A

speech formation

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7
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Wernicke’s area. aka?

A

language comprehension

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8
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olfactory cortext - main trait

A

smell

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9
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Limbic association cortex - main trait

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emotions, learning & memory

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10
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1* auditory complex - man trait

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hearing

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11
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prefrontal association areas - main trait

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ideas, thoughts, personality, and plan for voluntary movement

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12
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premotor cortex - main trait

which lobe? and between which areas?

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coordinates voluntary movement
frontal lobe
between the prefrontal association areas, broca’s region and 1* somatosensory cortex

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13
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1* motor complex

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voluntary movement

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