Neurophysiology Flashcards
Acetyl Coa + choline -> choline acetyltransfetase by what enzyme
acetylcholinesterase
Neurotransmitter deficient in Alzheimer’s disease
Acetylcholine
Limbic System: Produces mainly oxytocin for milk secretion
Paraventricular nuclei `
*para sa boobs
Limbic System: Produces mainly vasopressin
Supraoptic nuclei
Limbic System: satiety center
ventromedial nuclei
Limbic System: hunger center
Lateral nuclei
*Lamon
Limbic System: sweating(heat release)
Anterior Hypothalamus
*fan
Limbic System: Shivering (heat conservation)
Posterior Hypothalamus
*coat
Limbic System: Reward Center
Medial Forebrain Bundle
Limbic System: Punishment Center
Central Gray Area around Aqueduct of Sylvius
*Mr. Gray
Limbic System: Social Inhibition
Amygdala
Site of lesion in Retrograde Amnesia; plays a role in searching the memory storehouses
Thalamus
Important output pathway from reward and punishment centers of the brain; Anterograde Amnesia
Hippocampus
Brain: Vasomotor Center, Respiratory center, swallowing, coughing and vomiting centers
Medulla
Brain: micturition center, pneumotaxic and apneustic center
Pons