Exam 7 Flashcards

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Layers of the cerebral cortex

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Molecular 
External granule 
External pyramidal 
Internal granule
Internal pyramidal 
Multiform
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Layers 1-4 of cerebral cortex

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Supragranular layer
Receives sensory information
1-3 non-specific
4 specific

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Layer 5 of cerebral cortex

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Contains cell bodies of motor neurons

Pyramidal neurons whose axons constitute the corticosponal, corticobulbar, and corticopontine tracts

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Pre-central gyrus of frontal lobe

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Broadmann area #4

Primary motor area

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Pre-motor area of frontal lobe

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Broadmann area #6
Directs the primary motor area in execution of skilled motor activities
Directs movement and planning of movements

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Primary motor area of frontal lobe

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Origin of corticospinal, corticobulbar, and corticopontine neurons

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7
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Supplementary motor area

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Planning and initiation of movement

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8
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Broca’s motor speech area (frontal lobe)

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95% in left hemisphere

Lesion = expressive aphasia

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Frontal eye field (frontal lobe)

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Posterior medial frontal gyrus

Causes voluntary conjugate CL eye movement

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Voluntary conjugate horizontal eye movement

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Innervates CL abducens neurons (right frontal eye field causes eyes to rotate left)

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11
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Lesion to frontal eye field

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Deviation of eyes IL to lesion

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Brodmann areas 9, 10, 11, 12

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Judgement, rational thinking, projection into the future, social behavior and motivation

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13
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Inferior surface of the frontal lobe

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Personality, emotions, and behavior

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14
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Superior parietal lobule (5,7)

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Sensory associational cortex

Astereoagnosis - inability to ID an object by touch

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15
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Parts of inferior parietal lobule

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Supramarginal gyrus

Angular gyrus

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16
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Supramarginal gyrus

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Integrates kinesthetic memories with auditory commands

Lesion: ideomotor apraxia - inability to imitate hand gestures

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Angular gyrus

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Integrates visual, auditory, and tactile information

Lesion: inability to read and write

18
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Paracentral lobule of parietal lobe

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Sensory input from CL lower extremity

19
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Post-central gyrus of parietal lobe

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1st somesthetic area (primary sensory area)
Brodmann areas 1, 2, 3
Identifies the location of stimulus and size and shape of objects

20
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Superior temporal gyrus

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Primary auditory area on superior surface

Wernicke’s area (22)

21
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Lesion in Wernicke’s area

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receptive aphasia (unable to understand language)

22
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Inferior surface of temporal lobe

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Occipitotemporal gyrus

Visual association

23
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Functions of the Sense of Smell

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Increase enjoyment and desire for food
Increase awareness of potentially harmful substances
Communication (pheromones)

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Anosmia

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Loss of sense of smell

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Hyposmia

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Decreased sense of smell

26
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Insular lobe

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Localization of pain
Thought to provide an emotionally relevant context to sensory experiences
Also known as Island of Reil

27
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Cuneus gyrus of Occipital Lobe

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R sees inferior L visual field

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Lingual gyrus of Occipital Lobe

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R sees superior L visual field

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Brodmann area 17 of occipital lobe

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Primary visual cortex - located in walls of the calcarine sulcus and adjacent areas of cuneus and lingual gyri

30
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Bordmann areas 18 & 19

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Visual association

31
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Macular Degeneration

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Degeneration of centrally located photoreceptors

Loss of central vision with increasing difficulty with reading, watching TV or recognizing faces

32
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Cataracts

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Deterioration of the lens

Gradual loss of vision with central vision lost first

33
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Glaucoma

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Increased intraocular pressure which can compress and cause degeneration of the retina which leads to blindness

34
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Horner’s syndrome

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Damage to sympathetic innervation to eye (pupillary dilator muscle or Mueller’s muscle)

35
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Left hemisphere

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Handwriting 
Calculation 
Intelligence 
Rationalization 
Language comprehension 
Articulation
36
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Right hemisphere

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Drawing/artistic
Recognition of faces
Intuition 
Gestures 
Spatial awareness and shapes of objects
37
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Signs and symptoms of UMN Lesions

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Hyperreflexia
No/minimal atrophy
Fibrillations
Positive Babinski