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1
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What organ in your body is divided into lobes.

A

The Brain

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Which organ has four lobes with different and specific functions?

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Hemisphere

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What are the four lobes of the brain

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Frontal, Temporal, Parietal, Occipital

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4
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The Frontal Lobe is what function of the brain

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It is the largest of the four major lobes of the brain

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Three major parts of the brain are

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Cerebrum, Cerebellum, and Brainstem

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The Brainstem Consist of which three parts

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Midbrain, Pons, Medulla

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7
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Which organ is the largest lobe of the brain

A

Frontal Lobe

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8
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How much of the cerebral hemisphere is occupied by the frontal lobe?

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1/3

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9
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The Frontal Lobe is located in the anterior aspect of the

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Cranial Cavity

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10
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The Frontal Lobe is separated from the ______________- _____________- posteriorly by a grove called __________ _______________.

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Parietal Lobe: Central Sulcus

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What are the four principle gyri of the frontal lobes

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Precetral gyrus
Superior frontal gryus
Middle frontal gyrus
Inferior frontal gyrus

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12
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The frontal lobe contains __________ _____________- which is essential for producing the motor component of speech.

A

Broca’s Area

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13
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What are the functions of the frontal lobe

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Higher cognitive functions
motivation, problem solving, planning, and attention

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Frontal lobe is separated from the ___________ _______________ by a groove in tissues called the _____________ ________________

A

Parietal lobe/ Central sulcus

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The __________ ________________ is the second largest lobe of the human brain after the frontal lobe.

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Temporal Lobe

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Temporal lobe is a part of your brain that helps you

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To respond to the world around you communication with other people, access memories and process emotions

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17
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The temporal lobe makes up about _________ % of the cerebral cortex.

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20%

18
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What is the temporal lobe made of?

A

Neurons & glial cells

19
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What are the six temporal lobe substructures

A

Limbic system
Wernicke’s Area
Auditory Cortex
Superior temporal gyrus
Middle temporal gyrus
Inferior temporal gyrus

20
Q

The parietal lobe is of the _____________ and ______________- hemispheres

A

Left and right

21
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What are the five functional sections of the parietal lobe.

A

Primary receiving area
Somesthetic associates area
Polymodal receiving area
Granular insular area
Polymodal assimulation area

22
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Where is the parietal lobe located in the brain?

A

It sits near the upper back of the skull

23
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The parietal lobe is divided into how many different hemispheres?

A

2

24
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What is the parietal lobe sensory mainly connected to?

A

touch, taste, and temperature

25
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The parietal lobe is divided by which hemispheres

A

Central Furrow or Medial Longitudinal

26
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The parietal lobe handles many sensations

A

touch pressure pain heat cold tension

27
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Is the visual processing hub of your brain

A

Occipita lobe

28
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Is the smallest lobe in the cerebral cortex hemispehere

A

Occipital Lobe

29
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Accounts for approximately 18% of the total neocortical volume

A

Occipital Lobe

30
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Which lobe are you using when your brain calculates the size of objects and the distance between you and what you see

A

Occipital Lobe

31
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This lobe is the brains ability to recognize things you’ve seen before, including objects, faces, and places

A

Occipital Lobe

32
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Which lobe makes up about 10% and 18% of your brains volume

A

Occipital Lobe

33
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This lobe is made up of neurons and glial cells

A

Occipital lobe

34
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When a human is blind the occipital lobe is developed by

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Speaking, listening, touching, and talking to others

35
Q

The brains ability to adapt to unusual conditions or circumstances is called

A

Neuroplasticity

36
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What is the name of the syndrome that is brain related makes you think you are looking at your own body. This syndrome makes things look or feel larger or smaller than whats the reality of it is.

A

Alice in Wonderland Syndrome

37
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Which disorder manages what you see. This disorder causes vision issues. What you think you see and where things are

A

Posterior Cortical Atrophy

38
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This disease of the brain allows you to process what you see, but your brain doesn’t . it has a strong hold on how you see objects, people, and places.

A

Visual Agnosia

39
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Their are many Occipital Lobe conditions which are

A

Visual Loss
Visual anosognosia (Anton Syndrome)
Visual Illusions
Visual Hallucinations

40
Q

What are the names of the test you can check the health of your occipital lobe

A

Blood test checking for metals such as
copper
mercury
or lead

Computed tomography
Electroencephalogon (EEG)
Electromyogram (nerve conduction test)
Evoked potential ( sensory test)
Magnetic resonance imagining MRI

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