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HBM 04a: Neuroanatomy Flashcards

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List the major subdivisions of the frontal lobe:

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  1. Motor strip
  2. Supplemental motor area
  3. Broca’s
  4. Prefrontal cortex
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Our (X) cortex defines us, as individuals/human beings).

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X = prefrontal cortex

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(X) is involved in control over biological drives.

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X = orbitofrontal cortex

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(X) is involved in reward circuit (activated in drug addicts).

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X = orbitofrontal cortex

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(X) is involved in planning future action.

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X = dorsolateral convexity

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Medial cortex of frontal lobes is primarily involved in:

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control of movement

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Decrease in left prefrontal region results in:

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Depression

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Decrease in right prefrontal region results in:

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Increased mood

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Activation of left prefrontal region results in:

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Positive mood

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Activation of right prefrontal region results in:

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Stress

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Wernicke’s aphasia occurs with lesion in which area(s)?

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Left-sided lesion in temporal lobe

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Temporal lobes function in:

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  1. Memory
  2. Learning
  3. Emotion
  4. Auditory processing
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Limbic lobes play key role in: (one-word answer)

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Emotion

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Which specific structure is involved in coordination of anger/aggression?

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Amygdala

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Kluver Bucy syndrome results from damage to (X). What are symptoms?

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X = amygdala

  1. Decrease aggression, fear, ability to recognize anger in others
  2. Increased sexuality
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If (X) is damaged, it can lead to poor new learning ability.

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X = hippocampus

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Volume of (X) structures, such as (Y), are reduced in patients with schizophrenia.

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X = limbic structures
Y = hippocampus and amygdala
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List structures included in Papez circuit.

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  1. mammillary bodies to
  2. anterior thalamic nucleus to
  3. cingulate gyrus to
  4. hippocampus via
  5. fornix back to
  6. hypothalamus
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(X) lobes are responsible for sensation/body image.

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X = parietal

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Gerstmann’s syndrome results from (X) lesion. What are symptoms?

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X = left parietal lobe

Finger agnosia, alexia, agraphia, acalculia, right/left confusion

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The path for vision goes through (frontal/temporal/parietal) lobes.

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Temporal and a bit of parietal

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(X) structure is very important for connecting motor and sensory functions.

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X = basal ganglia

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The basal ganglia receives info from (X) and projects it to (Y) via (Z).

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X = cerebral cortex
Y = frontal lobe
Z = thalamus
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Translation of a desire to move into actual movements requires which key structure(s)?

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Basal ganglia

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Which structures make up the basal ganglia?

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  1. Striatum (caudate nucleus and putamen)
  2. Pallidum (globus pallidus)
  3. Substantia Nigra
  4. Subthalamic nucleus
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26
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Which syndrome/symptoms can be produced by overactivity of striatum?

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Parkinson’s symptoms

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Which syndrome/symptoms can be produced by damage to substantial nigra?

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Parkinson’s symptoms

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Which syndrome/symptoms can be produced by under activity of striatum?

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Huntington’s disease

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Which syndrome/symptoms can be produced by shrinkage of caudate nucleus?

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Huntington’s disease

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Which syndrome/symptoms can be produced by damage to caudate nucleus?

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Tourette’s syndrome

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Which syndrome/symptoms can be produced by damage to subthalamic nucleus?

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Hemiballismus

32
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Unilateral flailing movements can be attributed to which disorder?

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Hemiballismus

33
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Puzzle-solving attributed to (right/left) hemisphere.

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Right

34
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Body image attributed to (right/left) hemisphere.

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Right

35
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Language attributed to (right/left) hemisphere.

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Left

36
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Face recognition attributed to (right/left) hemisphere.

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Right

37
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Reading/writing attributed to (right/left) hemisphere.

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Left

38
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(Right/left) hemisphere dominates in most people.

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Left

39
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Explicit/declarative memory mainly attributed to which structure(s)?

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Temporal lobes

40
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Implicit/non-declarative memory mainly attributed to which structure(s)?

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Basal ganglia and cerebellum

41
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I can comprehend, but can’t speak or repeat. Which aphasia?

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Broca’s

42
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I can speak, but can’t comprehend or repeat. Which aphasia?

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Wernicke’s

43
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I can comprehend and speak, but can’t repeat. Which aphasia?

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Conduction

44
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I can can’t comprehend, speak, or repeat. Which aphasia?

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Global

45
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I can comprehend and repeat, but I can’t speak. Which aphasia?

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Transcortical motor

46
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I can repeat, but can’t speak or comprehend. Which aphasia?

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Transcortical sensory

47
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Which NT are (increased/decreased) in depression?

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Decrease in NE, DA, and serotonin

48
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Which NT are (increased/decreased) in mania?

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Increase DA; decrease GABA

49
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Which NT are (increased/decreased) in psychosis?

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Increase DA and serotonin

50
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Which NT are (increased/decreased) in anxiety?

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Decrease GABA and serotonin; increase NE

51
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Which NT are (increased/decreased) in dementia?

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Decrease ACh; increase Glu

52
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Depression NT change localized to which brain area?

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Left prefrontal

53
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Mania NT change localized to which brain area?

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Right prefrontal

54
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Psychosis NT change localized to which brain area?

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Bilateral prefrontal

55
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Anxiety NT change localized to which brain area?

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Locus ceruleus

56
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Dementia NT change localized to which brain area?

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Hippocampus

57
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Neuropsychotic meds aim to (increase/decrease) which NT?

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Decrease DA

58
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Serotonin is a member of which NT family?

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Indolamines

59
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What are the classifications of monoamine NT?

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  1. Indolamines
  2. Catecholamines
  3. Ethylamine
60
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Which drugs work to balance serotonin levels?

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Antidepressants

61
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Serotonin is primarily located in which brain area(s)?

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Dorsal raphe nucleus (upper pons/lower midbrain)

62
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Which NT plays role in sensitivity and sexuality?

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Serotonin

63
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Which NT plays role in anxiety/arousal?

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NE

64
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Which NT plays role in impulse control?

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Serotonin

65
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Which NT plays role in learning?

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NE

66
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Which NT plays role in sleep?

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Serotonin

67
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NE is primarily located in which brain area(s)?

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Locus ceruleus (nucleus in pons)

68
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Give examples of AA NT:

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GABA, glycine, glutamate

69
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Drugs that block acetylcholinesterase are used for:

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Alzheimer’s treatment

70
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Which NT impacts alertness/sedation?

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Histamine

71
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Which NT important for connection between nerves and muscles?

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ACh

72
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(X) NT receptor blockade causes weight gain

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X = histamine

73
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The primary inhibitory NT.

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GABA

74
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Which drugs affect GABA binding? What are they used to treat?

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Treat anxiety (and seizures); Benzodiazepines and barbiturates increase GABA binding

75
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The primary excitatory NT.

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Glu

76
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Memantine used to treat (X) disease. What’s the MOA?

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X = AD

Inhibits Ca influx by decreasing Glu influx

77
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Increased body fluid concentrations of HVA (homovanillic acid), a major metabolite of (X), is associated with which disorder?

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X = DA

Untreated schizo

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