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Mod 10 Flashcards

1
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What are the three main divisions of the brain?

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Cerebrum
Brain Stem
Cerebellum

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2
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In the grey brain matter, what are the two sections?

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Cortex (outer)

Deep grey matter/nuclei (inner)

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What does the Longitudinal fissure separate?

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The R & L cerebral hemispshere

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What does the transverse fissure separate?

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The Occipital lob and the cerebellum

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5
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What are the five lobes of the brain?

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Frontal 
Parietal
Temporal
Occipital
Insula
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6
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What does the term gyrus mean?

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a ridge

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7
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What does the term sulcus mean?

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a groove

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8
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What are the four motor areas? What lobe are they found in?

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Precentral gyrus
Premotor cortex
Frontal eye field
Brocas Area
Frontal Lobe
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9
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What is the limbic system known for?

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the emotional brain, also store memory

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10
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What are the four areas of your limbic system?

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Fornix
Hippocampus
Amygdala
Cingulate

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11
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What is the Cingulate gryrus?

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Shifts your thoughts

Gestures and emotions

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12
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What is the fornix known for?

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White matter tract

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13
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WHat is the hippocampus known for storing

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memory

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14
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What is the amygdala known for?

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Assesses danger and fear response

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15
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What coordinates movement directed by other brain movements and maintains your balance and posture?

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Cerebellum

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16
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What is the arbor Vitae?

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The tree like pattern on the cerebellum

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17
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What are the three structures of the Diencephalon?

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Thalamus
Hypothalamus
Epithalamus

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18
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This is a part of the Diencephalon that is sensory relay station to cerebral cortex and sorts and edits information

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Thalamus

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19
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The emotional response and autonomic control center?

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Hypothalamus

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20
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This is the pineal gland that produces melatonin which helps with the sleep and wake cycle

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Epithalamus

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21
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What are the three parts of the brainstem

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Midbrain
Pons
Medulla Oblongata

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22
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This contains two different colliculli

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Midbrain

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23
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The Superior colliculi in the midbrain is known for

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visual reflex

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24
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The inferior colliculi in the midbrain is known for

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auditory reflex

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25
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What is the place called where the white matter tracts cross between the L & R side

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Pyramidal decussation

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26
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What does the RAS stand for?

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Reticular Activating System

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27
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Whats the difference between the ventral and dorsal

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front

back

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28
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What is the lower end of the spinal cord called?

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Conus Medullaris

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29
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What is the part of the spinal cord that goes lower than the end of the spinal cord?

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Cauda Equina

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30
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What connects grey matter of different hemispheres?

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commisures

31
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Which commissure of the brain is the largest?

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Corpus Callosum

32
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These fibers connect gray matter of different parts of the same hemisphere

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Association Fibers

33
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These fibers connect the cortex with the internal capsule

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Projection Fibers

34
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This is the system known for emotions and memories

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The Limbic System

35
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these are membranes that protect the brain and the spinal cord

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Meninges

36
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This meninges clings to the spinal cord and its the inner most layer

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pia mater

37
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What is conisdered the meminge that is the middle layer?

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Archnoid mater

38
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Which meminge is the outer most layer?

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Dura Mater

39
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What is the subarachnoid space?

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Between the arachnoid and pia mater

40
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What is the subdural space?

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potentional space between the dura and the arachnoid

41
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this space is on the outside and is known for way to inject anesthetics

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epidural space

42
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The two C shaped ventricles are located in the

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cerebral hemisphere

43
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The third ventricle is located in the

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dicephalon

44
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The fourth ventricle is located dorsal to the

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pons

45
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In the cerebral cortex, ____ areas are known for voluntary movements

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Motor

46
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In the cerebral cortex, _____ areas are known for areas of concious awareness

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Sensory

47
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____ areas are known for areas of interrogation

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association

48
Q

How are the ventricles of the brain connected?

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They are connected and and to the central canal of the spinal cord

49
Q

What do the ventricles of the brain contain?

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Cerebrospinal fluid

50
Q

What are the two C shaped ventricles found in the cerebral hemisphere called?

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Lateral ventricles

51
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Where is the third ventricle found?

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Diencephalon

52
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Where is the fourth ventricle found?

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dorsal to the pons

53
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What are the ventricles of the brain lined by?

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Ependymal cells

54
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In the cerebral hemisphere, what does the central sulcus separate?

A

Frontal and Parietal lobe

55
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This is the site of concious awareness sensory perception and communication and memory storage

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Cerebral Cortex

56
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This part of the cerebral cortex allows concious control of precise skilled voluntary movements

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Primar Motor Cortex

57
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This part of the cerebral cortex controls learned, repetitous or patterned motor skills

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Pre-motor cortex

58
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This part of the cerebral cortex is a motor speech area that directs the muscles of the tounge

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Brocas area

59
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This part of the cerebral cortex controls voluntary eye movement

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Frontal eye field

60
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This Cortex recieves information from the skin, muscles and joints and is capable of the region of the body being stimulated

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Primary Somastosensory cortex

61
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What does lateralization of the cortical function mean?

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Division of labor between different hemispheres

62
Q

Which hemisphere controls language, math, and logic

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left

63
Q

Which hemisphere controls insight, intuition and artistic skills?

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right

64
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This is responsible for communication

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Cerebral white matter

65
Q

Basal nuclei is a subcorital nuclei and contains _____ _______

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Corpus Striation

66
Q

Where is the Limbic system found?

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Medial aspects of the cerebral coretex and the diacephalon

67
Q

The reticular system is found where

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Diacephalon
Cerebellum
spinal cord

68
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What is the job of the reticular system?

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Sends impulses to the cerebral cortex to keep it alert

69
Q

This type of memory is the temporary holding of information, limited to seven or eight pieces of information

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STM

70
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This memory has limitless capacity

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LTM

71
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What is subconcious information stored in the LTM

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Automatic memory

72
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This is also known as factual knowledge, where explict information is kept and our language ability

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Declarative memory

73
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This type of memory is less conscious or unconscious and aquired through experience and repetition

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Non-declarative memory

74
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This helps maintain a stable enviorment for the brain and sperates the neurons from some bloodborne substances

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Blood-brain barrier

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