Brainscape's Knowledge GenomeTM

Browse over 1 million classes created by top students, professors, publishers, and experts.


See full index

Intro to Psych > Neuroanatomy > Flashcards

Neuroanatomy Flashcards

You may prefer our related Brainscape-certified flashcards:
Psychology 101 flashcards GRE® Psychology flashcards
1
Q

Frontal lobe

A

motor function, executive function (emotions, judgement, reasoning), not too developed in kids

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

Parietal lobe

A

AKA somatosensory lobe, controls touch/taste/smell

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

Occipital lobe

A

visual processing

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

Temporal lobe

A

auditory processes, memory, learning

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

What makes up the forebrain?

A

thalamus, hypothalamus, pituitary and other glands, hippocampus, amygdala

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

What is the midbrain responsible for?

A

Pain and sensory info

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

What makes up the hindbrain?

A

Cerebellum, pons, medulla and reticular formation

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

Cerebellum

A

controls involuntary, rapid motor movement, involved in some cognitive and emotional tasks

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

Pons

A

involved in sleep, dreaming, L/R coordination, arousal

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

Medulla

A

controls life-sustaining functions (breathing, swallowing, heart rate)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

Hippocampus

A

controls (short-term) memory, damage means any new memories won’t be saved

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

Amygdala

A

emotion center

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

Thalamus

A

“sensory-relay station”, where all sensory-related info first goes

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

Hypothalamus

A

controls survival behaviors (ex: if we’re thristy its the hypothalamus encouraging us to drink water)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

Pituitary gland

A

growth and development, controls all other endocrine glands

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

Corpus callosum

A

“bridge b/w both hemispheres allowing them to communicate

17
Q

Wernicke’s area

A

language comprehension. if damaged, person can say words but their sentences dont make sense

18
Q

Broca’s area

A

speech production, damaged area causes non-fluent pattern of speaking (ex: stuttering)

19
Q

Somatosensory cortex

A

receives and processes sensory information from across the body

20
Q

Motor cortex

A

control and execution of voluntary movements

21
Q

Major neurotransmitters discussed in class

A

Dopamine, GABA, serotonin, acetylcholine, endorphins, norepinephrine, glutamate

22
Q

Dopamine

A

rewards fulfilling survival behaviors (released when thirst is quenched)

23
Q

Serotonin

A

pleasure hormone, high levels result in a euphoric feeling (fulfilling food/water needs sees 25% increase, meth use sees 1250% increase)

24
Q

Acetylcholine

A

muscle contraction control, attention, memory, and arousal (if all acetylcholine was blocked, our skeletal muscles would stop working, some dead neurons can lead to Alzheimer’s)

25
Q

Endorphins

A

AKA opioids, decrease pain response (released on a runners high, when bitten by a lion and need to keep running)

26
Q

Norepinephrine

A

involved in arousal and mood, release makes us very alert (waking up in a panic, fight or flight)

27
Q

GABA

A

involved in sleep and inhibiting movement, “off switch”, (GABA drugs used to help insomnia, alcohol OD completely shuts the brain off bc it affects GABA levels)

28
Q

Glutamate

A

learning, memory and NS development

29
Q

What can x-rays see?

A

Bone

30
Q

What can a CT see?

A

Brain tissue

31
Q

What can an MRI see?

A

Brain tissue

32
Q

Compare a CT to an MRI

A

CT more readily available, MRI higher resolution

33
Q

What’s a PET scan and what can it see?

A

CT with some extra components, radio-labeled glucose injected into femoral artery, cells can’t metabolize it so it can accumulate in high activity areas. Sees brain function

34
Q

What does an fMRI measure and see?

A

measures blood flow, sees brain function

35
Q

What’s an EEG measure?

A

Brain wave activity

36
Q

What’s transcranial magnetic stimulation?

A

TMS is magnetic pulses that can stimulate certain areas of the brain… FDA approved, can treat depression, OCD, smoking addiction, etc… no side effects

Intro to Psych (11 decks)

Brainscape helps you reach your goals faster, through stronger study habits.
© 2024 Bold Learning Solutions. Terms and Conditions