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Neuroanatomy Flashcards

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What holds your brain?

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  1. Cerebral fluid
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What joins the left and right hemispheres?

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  1. Corpus Callosum
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What is the frontal lobe in charge of?

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  1. Voluntary movement
  2. Expressive language
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What is the parietal lobe in charge of?

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  1. Sensory perception
  2. Management of senses
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What is the temporal lobe in charge of?

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  1. Processing auditory information
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What is the occipital lobe in charge of?

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  1. Processing visual information
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What is the motor cortex in charge of?

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  1. Sending signals to direct movement
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What is the somatosensory cortex in charge of?

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  1. Detecting sensory information such as temperature
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What does Broca’s area do?

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  1. Helps speech production
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What does Wernickes area do?

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  1. Critical to speech production
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What does the corpus collosum do?

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  1. Allows information to travel from one side of the brain to the other
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What is the Amygdala?

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  1. Centre of emotion processing
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What does the hippocampus do?

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  1. Helps develop memory, learning and emotions
  2. Holds short term and long term memories
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What is Lateralisation of function?

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  1. A particular job done in one hemisphere of the brain
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What is Localisation of function?

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  1. Jobs done in particular structures or areas
  2. E.g- Broca’s area in charge of speech production
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Explain the 1800s Phineas Gage case study

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  1. Damaged frontal lobe
  2. Fully conscious on way to hospital
  3. Survived the injury, only change to him was his personality
  4. Died from a seizure in 1860
  5. Supports idea of localisation of function
  6. Shows link between frontal lobe and personality
17
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What is brain plasticity?

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  1. The brains ability to adapt to new experiences
18
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What is synaptic pruning?

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  1. Synapses are cut back to allow new ones to form in response to new demands
19
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What is functional recovery?

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  1. When powers of the brain are damaged, other unaffected parts are able to take over their function

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