Brainscape's Knowledge GenomeTM

Browse over 1 million classes created by top students, professors, publishers, and experts.


See full index

2017 physiology > lecture notes > Flashcards

lecture notes Flashcards

1
Q

The cerebrum makes up __% of the brain

A

80%

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

The two hemispheres are connected by the ____ _____

A

corpus collosum

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

the cerebral cortex is the

A

Outer shell of gray matter that covers each hemisphere

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

beneath the brains grey matter is ____ matter which is that color due to _____

A

white

myleination

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

The five major lobes include

A

frontal, occipital, parietal, insula, temporal

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

Lobes, match function
Contain the somatosensory cortices
*Perception of senses, touch, pressure, heat, cold, pain.

A

Parietal Lobe

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

Lobes, match function
Auditory Cortex
*Perception and interpretation of auditory information

A

Temporal Lobe

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

Lobes, match function
Visual cortex
*perception and interpretation of visual images

A

Occipital Lobe

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

Lobes, match function

Integration of sensory information with visceral responses
-Assessing body states

A

Insula

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

Lobes, match function

  • Contain the motor cortices
  • Voluntary movement of skeletal muscle
A

Frontal

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

The left/right hemisphere is usually dominant

A

left

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

which hemisphere

  • Language
  • Analytical Ability
A

Left hemisphere

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

Which hemisphere

  • Visuospatial
  • Patterns, Reading maps
A

Right hemisphere

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

____ ____: Masses of gray matter located deep within cerebrum that can:

  • inhibit muscle tone throughout the body
  • modifying ongoing activity in motor pathways
  • release dopamine
  • suppressing useless or unwanted patterns of movement
A

Basal Nuclei=Basal ganglia

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

____: disturbance in comprehension and expression of language

A

Aphasia

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

Brocas aphasia will effect the motor/comprehension side

A

motor

17
Q

The limbic systems major functions include

A 
emotions
aggression
fear
sex drive
goal directed behavior (reward and punishment
18
Q

Short term memory lasts for x< ___ seconds, long term is anything longer.

A

30

19
Q

Non-declarative memory is

A

memory of simple skills

20
Q

Declarative memory is

A

memory of facts and events

21
Q

Memory Consolidation refers to

A

Temporal lobes (Amygdala and hippocampus) involved in converting short term memory to long term.

22
Q

If memory has an emotional component, the ____ is involved in memory formation

A

amygdala

23
Q

____ impairs memory consolidation

A

stress

24
Q

________ stress disorder may result in hippocampal atrophy in which memories are stored but retrieval is hindered

A

Post traumatic

25
Q

Alzheimer’s Disease is the most common form of dementia

A

ye

26
Q

Alzheimer’s disease symptoms/causes

A
  • Loss of neruons
  • accumulation of extracellular proteins=amyuloid plaques
  • Accumulation of intracellular proteins forming neurofibrillary tangles
27
Q

The diencephalon consists of

A
  • Thalamus-relay

- hypothalamus

28
Q

_______ functions:

  • Body temperature
  • Thirst and urine output
  • Food intake
  • Controls anterior pituitary hormone secretion
  • circadian rythem
  • control of ANS
  • control of posterior pituitary hormones
A

Hypothalamus

29
Q

*critical link between spinal cord and higher brain regions

A

Brain stem

30
Q

Oldest part of the brain

A

brain stem

31
Q

The brain stem consists of 3 parts:

A

Medulla
pons
midbrain

32
Q

The reticular activating systems main purpose is

A

wakefulness

33
Q

Medulla Oblongata has three main centers, the ____ center, ______ center, _____ center.

A

cardiac
respiratory
Vasomotor

34
Q

__ pairs of spinal nerves leave the spinal cord

A

31

35
Q

The spinal nerves purpose is mostly

A

integration of basic reflexes and communication

36
Q

Reflex arc includes

____->______—>_____ ____—->_______—->______

A

Sensory—>Afferent—>Integrating center—->Efferent—->Response

37
Q

__ pairs of cranial nerves

A

12

2017 physiology (20 decks)

Brainscape helps you reach your goals faster, through stronger study habits.
© 2024 Bold Learning Solutions. Terms and Conditions