Final Review Chap. 2 & 3 Flashcards
Brain stem components
medulla
pons
midbrain
midbrain
smallest part of the brain stem
elementary forms of vision and hearing
key role in alertness and arousal
pons
rounded region
connects cerebellum and cerebral cortex
facial movements, hearing, coordination of eye movements
medulla
controls involuntary reflex
- HR, BP, vomiting, sneezing
Reticular activating system
key for arousal - damage leads to disorder of consciousness
This is a collection of nerve fibers and nuclei in the brainstem
Thalamus
relay station for everything except smell
hypothalamus
hunger, thirst, body temp, sexual functions
limbic system
internal and external responses and actions
hippocampus
memory
in temporal lobe
susceptible to hypoxia and anoxia
amygdala
when stimuli reaches cortex, sent here for emotional content
fight or flight
cerebellum
controls direction, rate, force of movements
primary cortex damage
causes contralateral paralysis/ hemiparesis
frontal lobe damage
deficits in planning, organization, problem solving, impulse control
temporal lobe
language, memory, hearing
broca’s are - frontotemporal
wernicke’s - parietotemporal
optic chiasm
where optic nerve crosses to opposite sides