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Mod 1/ history & terminology (np) Flashcards

Neuropsychology

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medial

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closer to midline

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Lateral

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farther from midline

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superior

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above

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inferior

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below

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anterior

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front

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posterior

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behind

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ventral

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towards the front

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dorsal

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towards the back

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distal

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farthest away

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proximal

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closest

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external

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superficial

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internal

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deep

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frontal

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front of the brain

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occipital

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back of the brain

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coronal

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vertical plane divides body into anterior and posterior

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sagittal

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vertice plane divides body into left and right

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transverse

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horizontal plane divides body into superior and inferior

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trepanning

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drilling a hole in the skull

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cardiac hypothesis

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aristotle

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brain hypothesis

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hippocrates and galen

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humor theory

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balance or imbalance of liquids affects psychological or physical heath

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ventricular theory

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each ventricle holds a function

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dualism

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mind is immaterial, brain is material

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materialism

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all that exists is physical, no mind

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monism

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mind and brain are identical

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dual aspect theory

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mind is inside, brain is outside

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phrenology

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bumps on skull predicts mental traits

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broca’s area

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speech production

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wernickes area

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understanding speech and writing

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frontal lobe

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thinking and problem solving

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temporal lobe

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speech and hearing

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occipital lobe

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sight and memory

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pariental lobe

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movement and sensations

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brain stem

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control autonomic functions

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spinal cord

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connects brain to body

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cerebellum

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balance and muscles

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cerebrum

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largest part, right and left hemispheres

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hypothalamus

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controlling hormones

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pituitary gland

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secretes hormones

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pineal gland

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circadian rhythm

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thalamus

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information center

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basal ganglia

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fine motor movements

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limbic system

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emotions and memory

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short term memory

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prefrontal cortex

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long term memory

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hippocampus and temporal lobe

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hippocampus

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memory retrieval

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amygdala

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process center for emotions

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pons

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send me information to certain parts of the brain

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medulla

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autonomic nervous responses

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central nervous system

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brain and spinal cord

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parasympathetic nervous system

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rest and digest

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sympathetic nervous system

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fight, flight, freeze

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afferent nerves

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carries information towards the brain

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efferent nerves

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carrie’s information away from the brain

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peripheral nervous system

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nerves around your body

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somatic nervous system

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conscious activities

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autonomic nervous system

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unconscious activities

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