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Block 6 Ellen > Localisation and function L1 > Flashcards

Localisation and function L1 Flashcards

1
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FMRI=

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functional magnetic resonance imaging

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2
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What are PET scans

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radio labelled substance into the patient takes scans before and after activity

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3
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thinnest area of the cortex

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visual cortex

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4
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thickest area of the cortex

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primary motor area

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5
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blood supply to the brain

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internal carotid

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6
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blood supply to the face and scalp

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external carotid

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7
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right hemisphere=

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emotional/ spacial orientation, artistic and musical

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left hemisphere=

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intuitive thinking , logical

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9
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which hemisphere is dominant in language comprehension in most people

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left hemisphere

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10
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homunculus=

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arm and face more lateral

lower limb and genitals more medial

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11
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everything posterior to central sulcus=

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sensory area

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12
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primary somatosensory cortex lesion –>

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contralateral decrease in touch, pressure and proprioception

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13
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secondary somatosensory cortex lesion–>

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loss of pain

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14
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agnosia=

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inability to recognise something purely by touch

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hemineglect=

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inability to care about one side of the face

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16
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contralateral apraxia=

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losing ability you had before

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17
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agraphia

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inability to write

18
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alexia

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inability to read

19
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broca’s area is

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posterior-inferior frontal lobe

20
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wernicke’s area is

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junction of temporal, parietal and occipital lobe

21
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what is the middle cerebral artery a continuation of

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internal carotid

22
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where does the middle cerebral artery go

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2/3 lateral surface of cerebral hemisphere

23
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areas the middle cerebral artery supplies

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speech, face and arm, frontal eye field

24
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what else does the middle cerebral supply

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lateral stiate arteries (corpus striatum, globus pallidus, internal capsule, thalamus)

25
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what is the middle cerebral artery known for

26
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what is the main limb affect by a middle cerebral artery stroke

A

upper limb

27
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effects of the middle cerebral artery stroke (5)

A 
contralateral hemianaesthesia 
contralateral hemianopia (blindness) 
deviation of eyes toward side of lesion
global aphasia 
anosognosia (decreased self awareness)
28
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what happens in the prefrontal cortex

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abstract thinking
decision making
prioritising and sequencing
inhibitions

29
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lesions in prefrontal cortex—>

A

disinhibition
subtle changes in personality and social function
Decreased concentration, judgement, tact ect

30
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what two arteries supply the prefrontal cortex

A

middle cerebral artery

Anterior cerebral artery

31
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what is the anterior cerebral artery

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terminal branch of internal carotid

32
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where does the anterior cerebral artery run

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medial surface of cerebral hemispheres

tracking around the corpus callosum

33
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what other artery does the anterior cerebral artery supply

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also the medial striate artery

34
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what lobe does the anterior cerebral artery not supply

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occipital lobe

35
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a stroke of the anterior cerebral artery–>

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contralateral UMN/ hemiparesis
Contralateral hemianasthesia
LL>UL

36
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what is contralateral hemianaesthesia

A

loss of tactile sensibility on one side of the body

37
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where is the primary visual area

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in the occipital lobe running to the parieto-occipital sulcus
either side of the calcimime sulcus

38
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what artery supply the visual area

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posterior cerebral artery

39
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what is the posterior cerebral artery a continuation of

A

the basillar artery

40
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what happens in a posterior cerebral artery stroke

A

visual agnosia
contralateral hemianopia
contralateral hemianasthesia

41
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hemianopia=

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blindless over half the field of vision

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