Brainscape's Knowledge GenomeTM

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


See full index

My Review > NeuroAnotomy > Flashcards

NeuroAnotomy Flashcards

1
Q

Brain protected by?

A

DAP (Dura, arachnoid, pia matter)

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

Interneurons

A

reflexes

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

Somatic Nervous System

A

Voluntary Control

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

Autonomic Nervous System

A

Automatic, involuntary

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

Parasympathetic

A

Conserve Energy (Rest and Digest)

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

Parasympathetic responses?

A

peristalsis (moving food), lower HR, pupils constrict, bladder contraction, digestion, bile released (produced in liver, released by gall bladder) acetylcholine

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

Sympathetic

A

Stress (Fight of flight)

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

Sympathetic responses?

A

Increased HR, dilation of pupils, relax bronchi, inhibit peristalsis, adrenaline production

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

hindbrain

A

vital functions

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

hindbrain

A

balance, motor coordination

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

forebrain

A

logic, complex processes

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

Pons

A

Relays info and regulates sleep

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

Medulla Oblongata

A

Breathing, Vitals, survival

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

cerebellum

A

balance, posture

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

Superior Colliculus

A

Vision

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

Inferior Colliculus

A

Audio

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
17
Q

Thalamus

A

Sensory Processing station (except smell)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
18
Q

hypothalamus

A

makes hormones, endocrine system, homeostasis

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
19
Q

Oxytocin

A

Milk production

20
Q

Lateral Hypothalamus? Damage?

A

Controls hunger (never get hungry if damaged)

21
Q

Ventromedial Hypothalamus? Damage?

A

Full center (never get hungry if damaged)

22
Q

Interior Hypothalamus? Damage?

A

Libido (no sex drive if damaged)

23
Q

Posterior pituitary

A

releases hormones

24
Q

pineal gland

A

produces melatonin (sleep)

25
Q

Basal Ganglia

A

Smooth movements (parkinson’s if damaged)

26
Q

septal nuclei

A

pleasure center (addiction)

27
Q

Amygdala

A

emotion (fear and rage)

28
Q

Hippocampus

A

memory and learning (if you see a hippo on campus, you will never forget it)

29
Q

Parietal Lobe

A

Integrates sensory info

30
Q

Occipital Lobe

31
Q

Temporal Lobe

A

Audio, Memory, Emotion, Language

32
Q

Wernicke’s Area

A

Speech Production (context)

33
Q

Broca’s Area

A

Speech (actually doing it)

34
Q

Frontal Lobe

A

Inhibition, executive function

35
Q

Associated Area

A

Has lots of things coming together

36
Q

Projection Area

A

Working Solo

37
Q

Motor Cortex

A

Voluntary movement

38
Q

Somatosensory cortex

A

sensory center

39
Q

acetylcholine

A

parasympathetic nervous system (in CNS or PNS)

Attention and arousal

40
Q

Epinephrine/ norepinephrine

A

PNS (sympathetic response)(wakefulness and alertness)

41
Q

Dopamine

A

CNS (movement and posture)

42
Q

Serotonin

A

CNS (mood) (both manic and depressive states)

43
Q

GABA

A

CNS (brain stabilizer)

44
Q

Endorphins

A

CNS Painkillers

45
Q

Pinpoint pupils

A

suggest opiates

My Review (32 decks)

Brainscape helps you reach your goals faster, through stronger study habits.
© 2025 Bold Learning Solutions. Terms and Conditions