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1
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Precentral Gyrus is also known as the ___ area

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motor

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2
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Postcentral Gyrus is also known as the ___ area

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somatosensory

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3
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The red line indicates the

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Sylvian Fissure

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4
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The red line indicates the

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Parieto-occipital fissure

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5
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The box highlighted in yellow indicates the

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Superior Frontal Sulcus

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The box highlighted in yellow indicates the

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Inferior Frontal Sulcus

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The box highlighted in yellow indicates the

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Inferior Temporal Sulcus

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The box highlighted in yellow indicates the

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Superior temporal sulcus

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9
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The box highlighted in yellow indicates the

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Central Sulcus

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10
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The box highlighted in yellow indicates the

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Cingulate Sulcus

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The box highlighted in yellow indicates the

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Calcharine Sulcus

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12
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A) What is this cortical region?

B) What is its function?

C) Landmarked by the _____ sulcus

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A) Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex

B) Executive Function

C) Superior Frontal Sulcus

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13
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A) What is this cortical region?

B) What is its function?

C) Landmarked by the _____ sulcus

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A) Broca’s Area

B) Language Production

C) Inferior Frontal Sulcus

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A) What is this cortical region?

B) What is its function?

C) Landmarked by the _____ sulcus

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A) Wernicke’s Area

B) Language Comprehension

C) Superior Temporal Sulcus

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A) What is this cortical region?

B) What is its function?

C) Landmarked by the _____ fissure and the _____ sulcus

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A) Cuneus

B) Visual Processing

C) Parieto-occipital fissure and calcharine sulcus

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16
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A) What is this cortical region?

B) What is its function?

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A) Orbitofrontal Cortex

B) Emotional Control, “brakes”

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17
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A) What is this cortical region?

B) What is its function?

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A) Ventromedial prefrontal cortex

B) Emotional control, “brakes”

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18
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A) What is this cortical region?

B) What is its function?

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A) Cingulate Cortex

B) “Limbic lobe” Emotional processing Cognition

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19
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A) What is this overall subcortical structure?

B) What are the specific subcortical structures that comprise this?

C) Name the structure in pink

D) Name the structure in blue

E) What is its function?

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A) Striatum

B) Caudate & Putamen

D) Putamen

E) Caudate

F) Movement Cognition

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20
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A) What is this subcortical region?

B) What is its function?

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A) Ventral Striatum

B) Reward Learning

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21
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A) What is this subcortical region?

B) What is its function?

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A) Hippocampus

B) Memory

22
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A) What is this subcortical region?

B) What is its function?

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A) Thalamus

B) Integrating different brain regions

23
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A) What is this subcortical region?

B) What is its function?

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A) Hypothalamus

B) Temperature, sleep, appetite

24
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A) What is this subcortical region?

B) What is its function?

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A) Amygdala

B) Fight or flight

25
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A) What is the subcortical region that is in pink?

B) What is its function?

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A) Striatum, Putamen

B) Motor cognition

26
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A) What is the subcortical region that is in blue?

B) What is its function?

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A) Striatum, caudate

B) Motor cognition

27
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A) What is the subcortical region that is in green?

B) What is its function?

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A) Thalamus

B) Integrating different brain regions

28
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A) What is the subcortical region that is in yellow?

B) What is its function?

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A) Hypothalamus

B) Sleep, appetite, temperature

29
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A) What is the subcortical region that is in red?

B) What is its function?

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A) Amygdala

B) Fear/ Fight or flight

30
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Which subcortical structures are involved in mood disorders?

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Stratium (caudate + Putamen)

Thalamus

Hypothalamus

Hippocampus

Amygdala

Accumbens

31
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A) What is the subcortical region that is in turquoise?

B) What is its function?

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A) Hippocampus

B) Memory

32
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Which cortical regions are involved in mood disorders?

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Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex

Dorsomedial Prefrontial Cortex

Orbito-frontal Prefrontal Cortex

Ventrolateral Prefrontsl Cortex

Anterior Cingulate Cortex

33
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Which subcortical structures are involved in anxiety disorders?

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Striatum

Thalamus

Amygdala

34
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Which cortical regions are involved in anxiety disorders?

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Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex

Anterior Cingulate cortex

Orbitofrontal Prefrontal Cortex

35
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Which pathway is involved in the “worry” component of anxiety disorders?

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Cortico-striatal-thalamo-cortical

36
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Which pathway is involved in the “fear” component of anxiety disorders?

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Anterior cingulate cortex - amygdala- orbitofrontal prefrontal cortex

37
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Which cortical regions are involved in OCD?

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Anterior Cingulate Cortex

Orbitofrontal Prefrontal Cortex

38
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Which subcortical structures are involved in OCD?

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Striatum

Thalamus

39
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Which subcortical structures are involved in schizophrenia?

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Stratium (caudate + Putamen)

Thalamus

Temporal Lobes

Hippocampus

Amygdala

Accumbens

40
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Which cortical regions are involved in substance use disorders?

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Ventrolateral Prefrontal Cortex

Ventromedial Prefrontal Cortex

Orbitofrontal Prefrontal Cortex

41
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Which cortical regions are involved in schizophrenia?

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Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex

Dorsomedial Prefrontial Cortex

Orbito-frontal Prefrontal Cortex

Ventrolateral Prefrontsl Cortex

Anterior Cingulate Cortex

42
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Which subcortical structures are involved in substance use disorders?

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Striatum

Amygdala

Accumbens

43
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A) What is the name of the subcortical structure indicated in red?

B) What is this structure a part of?

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A) Nucleus Accumbens

B) Basal Ganglia, Ventral Striatum

C) plays an important role in processing rewarding stimuli, reinforcing stimuli (e.g., food and water), and those which are both rewarding and reinforcing (addictive drugs, sex, and exercise)

44
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A) What is the name of the overall structure indicated in red?

B) What is its function?

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A) Basal ganglia

B) control of voluntary motor movements, procedural learning, habit learning, eye movements, cognition, and emotion

45
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What are the names of the individual structures that comprise the overall structure indicated in red?

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Striatum; both dorsal striatum (caudate nucleus and putamen) and ventral striatum (nucleus accumbens and olfactory tubercle)

globus pallidus

ventral pallidum

substantia nigra

subthalamic nucleus

46
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Name the lobe that is shaded in blue and state its function

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Frontal

Thinking,memory, behaviour, movement

47
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Name the area that is shaded in pink

State its function

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Parietal Lobe

Language, touch

48
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Name the area that is shaded in purple

State its function

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Occipital Lobe

Sight

49
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Name the area that is shaded in green

State its function

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Temporal Lobe

Hearing, learning, feelings

50
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Name the area that is shaded in orange

State its function

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Cerebellum

Balance, coordination

51
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Name the area that is shaded in yellow

State its function

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Brainstem

Breathing, heart rate, temperature

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