mema neuro Flashcards

1
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Formed by the endothelial cells of the brain capillaries

All substances entering the CSF must filer through these barriers

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Blood-Brain Barrier

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Dyes, medications, and antibiotics are examples of substances that cannot reach the CSF

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Blood-Brain Barrier

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3
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receives written words as visual stimulation

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Visual Cortex

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4
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Transforms visual representations into an auditory code

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Angular Gyrus

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4
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interprets auditory code

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Wernicke’s Area

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5
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Controls speech muscles via the motor cortex

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Broca’s Area

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6
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Word is pronouced

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Motor Cortex

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7
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involved with intellect, complex learning, personality

Injury to the frontal lobe can cause mental and personality changes

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Prefrontal Cortex

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8
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Detects sounds that are transmitted from the ear

Located in the sensory cortex

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Primary auditory area

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9
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Used to recognize sounds as speech, music, or noise

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Auditory Association Area

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10
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Responsible for repetitive motions of learned motor skills

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Pre-motor Cortex

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10
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Responsible for control of skeletal muscles

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Primary Motor Area

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11
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Chemical messengers that traverse the synaptic gaps between neurons

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Neurotransmitters

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11
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Junction between the axon tip of the sending neuron and the dendrite or cell body of the receiving neuron

Tiny gap at this junction is called the “synaptic gap or cleft”

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Synapse

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