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Localisation of function in the brain (Part 1) Flashcards

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What areas make up the Central Nervous System?

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Brain and Spinal Cord

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What is the CNS’s functions?

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receives sensory info from the Peripheral Nervous system, processes and responds with motor info back to PNS

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What parts of the body make up the Peripheral Nervous System?

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Muscles, organs and glands + all other nerves

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What is the role of the PNS

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Sends sensory infor to CNS and receives motor info from CNS

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What are the different types of peripheral nervous systems? What are their differences?

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1.Autonomic nervous system (involuntary or ‘auto’matic )
2.Somatic nervous system (voluntary movement)

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What are the two types of Autonomic nervous systems and their functions?

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  1. Sympathetic NS: F,F,F response, prepares for actions (increased heartbeat and blood pressure)
  2. Parasympathetic NS: Calms us down, regulates homeostasis (slows heartbeat)
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What are the 3 divisions of the brain?

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Forebrain, Midbrain, Hindbrain

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What is the forebrain responsible for?

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The cerebral cortex is responsible for higher-order thinking and decision making

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What is the midbrain responsible for?

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Visual and auditory processing

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What is the hindbrain responsible for?

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Survival functions

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What are the 4 lobes of the cerebral cortex

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Frontal, Parietal, Occipital and Temporal

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What are the 2 hemispheres responsible for?

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Left = language and logic, controls right side of body
Right = creativity and imagination, controls left side of body

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What is frontal lobe responsible for?

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Personality, facial recognition, speech, emotion, sensation, movement

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What is parietal lobe responsible for?

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Sensation: touch, temp, pressure

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What is occipital lobe responsible for?

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visual info

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What is temporal lobe responsible for?

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processing and receiving auditory information and facial recognition

16
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What is temporal lobe responsible for?

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processing and receiving auditory information and facial recognition

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What is the name of the nerve bundle connecting the two hemispheres of the brain?

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Corpus Callosum

18
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What area of the brain is responsible for production and pronunciation?

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Broca’s Area

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  1. What is the name given when Broca’s Area is damaged? 2. What are the symptoms?
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  1. Broca’s aphasia
  2. Can’t articulate speech, the production of speech is effected and the individuals has trouble understanding speech
20
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Where is Broca’s Area located?

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Frontal lobe (left)

21
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Where is Wernicke’s Area located?

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Temporal lobe (left)

22
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What is Wernicke’s Area responsible for?

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Speech comprehension/ understanding and producing meaningful speech

23
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What happens when Wernicke’s aphasia occurs?

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individuals have trouble finding the words to describe something and understanding speech becomes difficult

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  1. Where is Gershwin’s Territory located? 2. What is its purpose?
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  1. Parietal lobe
  2. connects Broca’s and Wernicke’s Areas
    *It is significant for speech development
25
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What is the Basal Ganglia responsible for?

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  • Regulates and initiates motor movements
  • Receives info from PMC, processes it, and sends it back to PMC
26
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Where is the Basal Ganglia located?

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Forebrain

27
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What is the Primary Motor Cortex’s responsibility?

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  • Voluntary movement
  • the top is responsible for the bottom of your body and vise vera
28
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Where is the Primary Motor Cortex Located?

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The back of the frontal lobe (where headphones would sit)

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What is the Cerebellum (little brain) used for in relation to PMC?

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Co-ordinating “fluid” movement and balance

30
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What is the Limbic System?

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Parts of the brain associated with emotion and made up of the amygdala and hippocampus + prefrontal cortex

31
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What does the limbic system control?

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Primitive emotional response, learning from memories of experiences

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How does the Amygdala contribute to the Limbic System?

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  • Triggers emotional memories
  • Senses threat
  • Rprefronetains emotional moments associated with our current response
33
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How does the prefrontal cortex contribute to the Limbic system?

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While amygdala may produce complex behavior’s, thinking and emotion, the prefrontal cortex regulates it

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