Intro to neuroscience Flashcards

1
Q

all functionally discrete regions of the cerebrum are ____________

A

connected

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2
Q

information sharing among all the areas

A

reticular formation

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3
Q

map of he neural connections in the brain

A

connectomes

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4
Q

integrates all incoming information and generates an appropriate response

A

CNS

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5
Q

information that goes INTO the CNS from the PNS is

A

sensory - afferent

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6
Q

information COMING FROM the CNS to the PNS is

A

motor - efferent

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7
Q

structures that are at a deeper level are ____

A

older- responsible for more basic functions

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8
Q

the sides of the CNS are ____

A

mirror images, bilateral

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9
Q

singular structures are found at ______

A

the midline

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10
Q

language is ____ brain

A

left

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11
Q

temporal spatial is ____ brain

A

right

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12
Q

most afferent and efferent fibers desiccate at the ______

A

midline

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13
Q

“little man”

A

homunculus

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14
Q

which NS reorganizes better?

A

PNS

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15
Q

causes of reorganization?

A
  • learning

- trauma

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16
Q

top/back

A

dorsal

17
Q

bottom/belly

A

ventral

18
Q

near the tail

A

caudal

19
Q

near the head

A

rostral

20
Q

side

A

lateral

21
Q

middle

A

medial

22
Q

up

A

superior

23
Q

below

A

inferior

24
Q

close

A

proximal

25
Q

away

A

distal

26
Q

anterior

A

ventral

27
Q

posterior

A

dorsal

28
Q

rostral

A

superior

29
Q

caudal

A

inferior

30
Q

right and left sides

A

sagittal

31
Q

equal right and left sides

A

midsagittal

32
Q

front and back

A

coronal

33
Q

horizontal divided into top and bottom

A

horizontal