Module 2-1 Exam Flashcards
What region of the cortex provides executive functions?
Frontal
The function of the parietal cortex could be described as _________________.
connect the dots
What region of the brain is associated with auditory processing?
Temporal
What limbic structure is associated with fear?
amygdala
What brain structure is associated with the conscious explicit memory?
hippocampus
Action potentials do _______________.
generate brainwaves and result in EEG
A neurotransmitter associated with arousal is
norepinephrine
The neuromodulator most associated with memory and learning is _________.
acetylcholine
What neurochemical manufactured in the pituitary gland mediates sleep onset?
GABA
Neurons grow connections between each other known as:
axon
The gap between neurons is called the?
synapse
The __________ mediates much of emotional activity.
limbic system
The __________ mediates motor function.
basal ganglia
The ____________ receives signals from the axon.
dendrite
What is the function of the white matter of the brain?
connects neurons
The brain is traditionally divided into areas according to cell structure known as __________ areas.
Brodmann
What structure connects the left side of the brain to the right side?
corpus collosum
The right side of the brain is connected to the:
left visual field
The neurons of the cortex appear to group themselves into?
cell columns, networks, regions
What region of the left hemisphere is associated with speech?
Broca’s area
Long groups of axons in the brain combining to make neural pathways are known as_________.
fasciculate
There are ____ layers of the cortex
6
The long and short fibers that interconnect the cortex are known as __________.
cortico-cortico fibers
The fasciculus which connects the anterior temporal lobes to the frontal lobes are known as ________________.
the uncinate fasciculus
?
The firing of electrical impulses down the axon of a neuron is referred to as the?
action potential
When a neuron is being encouraged to fire by other neurons it is becoming ___________.
depolarized
What part of the brain is most associated with arousal level?
reticular formation
What type of cell is most responsible for pre and post synaptic potential activity?
pyramidal cell
The thalamus is often referred to as the __________ of the brain.
great relay station, pacemaker
The region of the brain associated with SMR is the _______________.
sensory-motor strip
The areas C3, Cz, and C4 are positioned over the
sensory-motor strip
The area Fz is over the _____.
anterior cingulate
The area T3 and T4 are over the:
medial temporal lobes
The area of Fp1 and Fp2 correspond to the _____ area.
prefrontal executive
