Forebrain Flashcards

1
Q

thalamus

A

sensory relay

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2
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hypothalamus

A

neuroendocrine function

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3
Q

subthalamus

A

basal ganglia

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4
Q

epithalamus

A

limbic/circadian rhythm

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5
Q

pineal gland

A

circadian rhythms, brain sand (melatonin release)

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6
Q

habenula

A

correlation center for olfactory stimuli

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7
Q

fxn of mammillary body

A

receives fibers for the fornix

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8
Q

frontal cortex

A

thinking and planning

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9
Q

parietal cortex

A

sensory and integration

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10
Q

occipital cortex

A

visual info

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11
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temporal cortex

A

auditory and memory

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12
Q

cingulate cortex

A

limic, emotion

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13
Q

insular cortex

A

taste

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14
Q

posterior commissure is important in

A

pupillary light reflex

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15
Q

striatum

A

movement

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16
Q

globus pallidus

A

movement

17
Q

nucleus accumbens

A

reward, pleasure, laughter, addiction, aggression, fear

18
Q

hippocampus

A

memory

19
Q

septal nuclei

A

memory

20
Q

amygdala

A

rage and aggression and emotional learning

21
Q

the central sulcus seperates the

A

frontal versus parietal

22
Q

wernike’s area

A

inferior to the lateral sulcus (part of superior frontla gyrus)

23
Q

where is limbic cortex

A

orbital gyrus