Lecture 8 - Lena Flashcards

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Define Sulcus

A

little dips and grooves that increase our brains surface area allowing more brain to be packed in our head

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2
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What is the biggest Sulcus in our body

A

Longitudinal Suclus

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3
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how is our brain organized

A

contraleterally

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4
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do our left and right hemisphere function independently?

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No

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5
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Define Corpus Callosum and its function

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a handful of neurons that go from one hemisphere to the next
allows left and right hemisphere to communicate

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6
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Which side of the brain allows us to produce speech and understand speech

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left

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7
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What are the 3 different areas of the brain

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Hindbrain, Midbrain, Forebrain

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8
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What is the Hindbrain responsible for

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automatic processes (ex; blinking, breathing, heart beat, balancing, walking, riding a bike)

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9
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What is the midbrain responsible for

A

making neurotransimitter

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10
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what is the forebrain responsible for

A

ability to think, listen, hope, feel, learn

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11
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Were is the cerebellum found

A

Hindbrain

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12
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What is the cerebellum in control of

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Fine Motor Movements (balance, walking, running, riding a bike)

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13
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Were do the singals for fine motor movement origanate

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Forebrain

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14
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Where are fine motor movements refined

A

cerebellum

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15
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where is the reticular formation located

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hindbrain

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16
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what is the reticular formation in charge of

A

how alert you are

17
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Where is the medulla located

18
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What is the medulla in charge of

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automatic processes (heart beating, breathing, blood circulation)

19
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Where are pons located

20
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what do pons do

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relays information from cerebellum to rest of brain

21
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Were is Substina Nigra located

22
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What does Substina Nigra do

A

makes dopamine

23
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Where is ventral tegmental area located

24
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what does ventral tegmental do

A

Produce dopamine

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Where is Raphe Nuclei located
Mid brain
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What does Raphe Nuclei do
makes serotonin
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Where is Locus Coeruleus located
Mid brain
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What does Locus Coeruleus do
makes norapinephrine
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what is the frontal lobe made up of
4 lobes and subcortical stuctures that are just underneath the cortex
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What is the frontal lobe in charge of
Executive functioning (concentrating, thinking, sitting, making judgments)