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Module 6 HW Questions Flashcards

1
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Not a typical brain wave

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gamma

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2
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Which brain wave is active during quiet wakefulness?

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alpha

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3
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Which brain wave is active when the brain is busy completing a mental task, concentrating or thinking?

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beta

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4
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Which brain wave is active during slow wave deep sleep?

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delta

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5
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Which brain wave is active during the 1st stage of sleep as “sleep spindles”?

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alpha

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6
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Which brain wave is active during REM sleep?

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beta

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7
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Which brain wave is active in adults during emotional stress or degenerative brain states?

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theta

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8
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Which brain wave is active during intense heightened awareness?

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gamma

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9
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Which brain wave is active during stages 2/3 of sleep?

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theta

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10
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Which brain wave is active while the person is conscious but eyes are closed?

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alpha

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11
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Which brain wave is involved with memory?

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beta

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12
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Which brain wave is active during stage 4 of sleep?

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delta

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13
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What are the 2 distinct alternating stages of sleep?

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slow wave and REM

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14
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What type of sleep accounts for the most time sleeping?

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slow wave sleep

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15
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What causes sleep spindles during stage 1 of sleep?

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spontaneous feedback from the thalamocortical and reticular activating systems

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16
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How often does a person typically cycle into REM sleep?

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about every 90 min

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17
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How long does a person typically stay in REM sleep?

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5-30 min

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18
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How does sleep effect learning?

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facilitates it

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19
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What is the role of the raphe nuclei in sleep?

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responsible for the natural circadian rhythm

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20
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How does chronic pain effect sleep?

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inhibits it

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21
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What is the function of melatonin?

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drowsiness

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22
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What type of stimulus can inhibit the synthesis of melatonin?

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light

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23
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What is the disruption of the normal balance between inhibitory and excitatory transmission in one or more areas of the brain?

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epilepsy

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24
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What class of seizures begin in one hemisphere and can spread to the other hemisphere?

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partial/focal

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25
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What class of seizures begin in both hemispheres simultaneously?

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general

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26
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What are the 2 stages of grand mal seizures?

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tonic and clonic

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27
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What type of seizure effects mostly children where the child stops what they are doing and stare into space?

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petit mal or absent

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28
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What type of seizure manifest with visual, auditory, and or olfactory hallucinations?

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complex/ psychomotor

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29
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What type of seizure is preceded with a visual aura?

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simple/Jacksonian

30
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How many stages of sleep are there?

31
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During sleep stages 2/3, the frequency of brain waves becomes progressively ________

32
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What percentage of total sleep time does a person typically spend in REM sleep?

33
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What neurotransmitter is released by raphe nuclei neurons?

34
Q

Which gland converts serotonin into melatonin?

35
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What is the main classification for a grand mal seizure?

36
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What is the main classification for a simple seizure?

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partial/focal

37
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What is the main classification for a psychomotor seizure?

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partial/focal

38
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What is the main classification for a temporal seizure?

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partial/focal

39
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What is the main classification for a petit mal seizure?

40
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What is the main classification for a Jacksonian seizure?

A

partial/focal

41
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What is the main classification for an absent seizure?

42
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What is the main classification for a complex seizure?

A

partial/focal

43
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What is the main classification for a tonic-clonic seizure?

44
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What is the function of the hippocampus?

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convert short term memory into long term memory

45
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What is the function of the thalamus?

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role in search and read out stored memories

46
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What is the function of the motor cortex?

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activate motor signals

47
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What is the function of the hindbrain?

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maintain body equilibrium

48
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What is the function of the basal ganglia?

A

plan purposeful motor tasks

49
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What is the function of the ANS?

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control most visceral functions

50
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Which lobe houses the primary motor cortex?

A

frontal lobe

51
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What is the function of Broca’s area?

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word formation

52
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What is the function of the temporal lobe?

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along with the occipital lobe names objects and recognizes faces

53
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Which lobe houses the primary visual cortex?

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occipital lobe

54
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What is the function of Wernicke’s area?

A

language comprehension

55
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What is the function of the angular gyrus?

A

reading comprehension

56
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What is the function of the prefrontal association area?

A

working memories and elaboration of thought

57
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What is the function of the limbic association area?

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behavior, emotion, and motivation functions

58
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Arrange the correct order neurological sequence for speaking a word in response to words heard:

A

1) temporal lobe
2) Wernicke’s area
3) Broca’s area
4) motor cortex
5) muscles of speech

59
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Arrange the correct order neurological sequence of speaking a word in response to words read:

A

1) occipital lobe
2) angular gyrus
3) Wernicke’s area
4) Broca’s area
5) motor cortex
6) muscles of speech

60
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Memories are stored in the brain by increasing the sensitivity of ________________________ between neurons

A

synaptic transmission

61
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What are new or facilitated neural pathways called?

A

memory traces

62
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How are memory traces established?

A

repetitive stimulation of a synaptic pathway

63
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How are established memory traces selectively activated?

64
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What types of memory can the hippocampus convert from short term memory to long term memory storage?

A

verbal learning and symbolic learning

65
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Damage to the hippocampus can cause ___________ amnesia

A

anterograde

66
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Repetitive use of a neuronal pathway leads to ___________ which increases intracellular calcium. Repetitive increases in intracellular calcium leads to long-term facilitation which stimulates protein synthesis leading to _____________

A

facilitation, neuroplasticity

67
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The time it takes for neurons to communicate at a synapse in a neuronal pathway is known as synaptic ________

68
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Response latency is the time span between a _________ and a __________ or ___________

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stimulus, response, reaction

69
Q

Learning _________ response latency

70
Q

What is the primary ion involved with learning?

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