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Exam 2: ch.8 Flashcards

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4 types of neural wave patterns, where their found, and what they mean

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Alpha- parietal/occipital- awake and relaxed
Beta- frontal- visual stimuli/ mental activity
Theta- temporal/ occipital- newborns/ severe stress in adults
Delta-cerebral cortex-adult sleep/ awake infant (awake adult= brain damage)

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How do we know about the brain? (3)

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Historical experiments, injury, disease

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5 ways the visualize the brain

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EEG
CT
PET
MRI
Radioisotopes
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The brain in development begins as a..

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Neural tube (hollow)

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What type of cells form the CSF

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Ependymal cells

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Gray matter in the brain means there is_____ myelin. And if found in the…

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Little…cerebral cortex

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White matter in the brain means there is______ myelin. And if found in the..

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A lot of …..medulla

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The brain receives about ____ of the total blood flow

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20%

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The cerebrum is made up of_______ and is the ______ portion of the brain responsible for ________

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Right/ left hemisphere…..largest….higher mental functions

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What connects the two hemispheres (cerebrum)?

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Corpus Collosum

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What is decussation?

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Crossing over of nerve fibers

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What is Wernickes area responsible for?

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Speech comprehension

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What is brocas area responsible for?

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Mechanical performance of speech

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Emotions are regulated by what two parts of the brain?

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Limbic system and hypothalamus

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What is another name for the limbic system

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Rhinencephalon (small brain)

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15
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What are the 5 drives of the limbic system?

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Aggression
Fear
Feeding
Sex
Goal directed
16
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What are the 4 types of memory?

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Sensory
Short-term
Long-term
Long term potentiation

17
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What is the difference between declarative memory and procedural memory?

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Declarative- facts/ trivia

Procedural-learning tasks/ processes

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What are the 4 parts of the diencephalon? And what do they regulate?

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Thalamus- promotes alertness
Epithalamus- (pineal gland–melatonin) diurnal cycle
Hypothalamus- produces releasing/ stimulating hormones and regulates homeostasis
Pituitary gland- (regulated by hypothalamus)
Posterior: storage of hypothalamus hormones: ADH (vasopressin)/ oxytocin
Anterior: produce stimulating hormones

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How many cranial nerves are there and what is there functioning?

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12 pairs…sensory motor or mixed

20
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How many spinal nerves are there and what are their functioning?

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31 pairs, all are mixed in function

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