First Exam Flashcards

1
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occipital lobe

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receives information from the eye

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2
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temporal lobe

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auditory information

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3
Q

Postcentral gyrus

A

sense of touch

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4
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Precentral Gyrus

A

motor control

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5
Q

corpus callosum

A

allows communication between right and left cerebral hemisphere

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6
Q

basal ganglia

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important for movement

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7
Q

limbic system

A

emotion and learning

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8
Q

Amygdala

A

emotional regulation & perception of odor

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9
Q

hippocampus and fornix

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important for learning

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10
Q

cingulate gyrus

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implication of direction of attention

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11
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thalamus

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sends information to cortex

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12
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hypothalamus

A

vital functions

hunger, thirst, temperatur regulation, reproductive behaviors

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13
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superior colliculi

A

process visual information

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14
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inferior colliculi

A

process sound information

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15
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substantia nigra & red nucleus

A

motor center

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16
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anterior commissure

A

link two cerebral hemispheres of the brain

17
Q

mammillary body

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recollective memory

18
Q

insula

A

regulating the immune system

19
Q

cerebral aqueduct

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connects third vetricke to the fourth ventricle

20
Q

myelencephalon (=medulla oblongata)

A

vital functions and reflexes

21
Q

pons

A

breathing

22
Q

cerebellum

A

maintain balance

23
Q

What is part of the basal ganglia?

A

caudate nucleus, putamen, globus pallidus

24
Q

What is part of the limbic system

A

cingulate gyrus, thalamus, hypothalamus, amygdala, hippocampus