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Organization of the CNS Flashcards

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Are exciteable and conductive

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Neurons

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Provide output to muscles, glands (PNS), and other neurons (CNS)

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Neuron Terminals

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3
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Generate action potentials

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Neuronal Axons

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Insulates axons and increases conduction velocity

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Myelin

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The “trigger zone” of the neuron

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Axon Hillock

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Carry sensory information from the periphery

-Associated with receptors

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PNS Afferents

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The cells bodies of PNS afferents are usually in the

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Dorsal root ganglia

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Carry (usually) motor signals to skeletal and smooth muscle

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PNS Efferents

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The cell bodies of PNS efferents are in the

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Central Nervous System

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10
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CNS neurons are mostly

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Interneurons

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Interneurons form connections within the

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CNS

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12
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Connect to neurons in the immediate region

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Local Interneurons

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13
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Project to more distant areas of the CNS

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Projection interneurons

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Receiving areas of neurons can be large or small and vary in dimension. More inputs to a neuron means more

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Convergence

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15
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Number of outputs from axon terminals reflects

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Divergence

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16
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Convergence of information enables integration of

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Inhibitory and exciteatory information

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17
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What are clusters of cell bodies called in the

  1. ) CNS
  2. ) PNS
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  1. ) Nucleus

2. ) Ganglia

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18
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Is mainly cell bodies and synapses

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Grey matter

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19
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Are myelinated axons

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White matter

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Grey and white matter are reversed in the

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Spinal cord

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21
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In the basal ganglia, diencephalon and brainstem, the combined ratio of glial cells to neurons is is

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11.35

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What are the three non-neuronal cells in the CNS?

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Ependymal, Macroglia, and Microglia

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Line the fluid-filled cavities of the brain (ventricles) and the central canal of the spinal cord

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Ependymal Cells

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24
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What are the two types of macroglia?

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Astrocytes and oligodendrocytes

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25
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Phagocytes, active after injury, infection or disease in the CNS

-Produce growth factors

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Microglia (5-20% of glial population)

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26
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Form the glial membrane

-an important component of Blood-brain barrier

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Astrocytes

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27
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In the blood-brain barrier, control K+ and modulate the vascular tone in the brain, controlling cerebral blood flow

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Astrocytes

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28
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Astrocytes remove K+ from extracellular fluid at nodes of Ranvier during

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Action potentials

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29
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Astrocytes remove neurotransmitters from synaptic clefts, which prevents

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Glutamate excitotoxicity

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30
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Communicate through gliotransmitters(D-serine, glutamate, ATP) in response to adjacent synaptic activity

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Astrocytes

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31
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Produce neurotropic factors and also produce scar tissue in response to CNS injury

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Astrocytes

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32
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Changes in neurons and pathways in response to experience

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Neuroplasticity

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33
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Comprised of the brain and spinal cord

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CNS

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34
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Comprised of the spinal nerves, peripheral nerves, and cranial nerves

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PNS

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35
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Components:

  1. Motor efferents to muscle
  2. Autonomic efferents to viscera*
  3. Sensory afferents from skin, muscle, joints, visceral receptors
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Spinal nerves

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36
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Sends motor efferents to muscle and autonomic efferents to viscera

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Spinal nerves

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37
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In the thoracic and upper lumbar regions, spinal nerves are

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Sympathetic

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38
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In the sacral region, spinal nerves are

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Parasympathetic

39
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Form peripheral nerves made up of connective tissue and fascicles with afferents and efferents

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Spinal Nerves

40
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Fluid filled cavities in every region of the central nervous system Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF)

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Ventricles

41
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The spinal cord extends from the

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Foramen magnum to the L1 vertebral body

42
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Has white matter pathways

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Spinal cord

43
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For the long tracts, the sensory pathways are made up of

44
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Spinal cord lesions that interrupt motor pathways can cause

45
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What are the two types of spinal cord reflex circuits?

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  1. ) Simple (monosynaptic): Stretch reflex

2. ) Complex (multiple synapses): Flexor withdrawal reflex

46
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The “little brain” dorsal to the brainstem

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Cerebellum

47
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The cerebellum functions in

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Movement and balance

48
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Damage to the cerebellum causes

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Ataxia (Disordered movement)

49
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What are the three parts of the brainstem?

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  1. ) Medulla
  2. ) Pons
  3. ) Midbrain
50
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Most of the cranial nerves exit on the

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Ventral surface of brainstem

51
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The ventral surface of the brainstem contains the

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Cerebral peduncles and pyramid

52
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The cerebral peduncle is located in the

53
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The pyramid is located in the

54
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The transition between the spinal cord and brainstem

55
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Which 4 cranial nerves are part of the medulla?

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IX, X, XI, and XII

56
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Responsible for the regulation of body homeostasis, such as HR, respiration, vasomotor tone, and gastric secretions

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Nuclei of the medulla

57
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Damage to the medulla =

58
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Vomiting, coughing, sneezing, swallowing, and gagging are reflexes related to the

59
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Which 4 cranial nerves are part of the pons?

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V, VI, VII, and VIII

60
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The pons is responsible for

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Balance, sound localization, eye movement, and coordination

61
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Is a large pathway into the cerebellum

62
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Located at the top of the brainstem

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Midbrain (mesencephalon)

63
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Which 2 cranial nerves are part of the midbrain?

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CN III and IV

64
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The nuclei of the midbrain are responsible for

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Visual reflexes and motor control

65
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Has dopamine projections to the cortical areas of the cortex

66
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These dopamine projections are significant for

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Movement and “reward”

67
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Has a net-like appearance and passes through the core of the brianstem

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Reticular formation

68
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The reticular formation includes projections to the

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Cortex or spinal cord

69
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Rostral projections from the pons and midbrain (pontomesencephalic)

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Reticular activating system

70
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The reticular activating system projections controls

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Attention, arousal, sleep, and wakefulness

71
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Can lead to loss of consciousness and Coma

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Lesions of the reticular formation

72
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Major relay station for all inputs to the cortex

-examples: sensory (except olfactory), motor areas

73
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Projections to the cortex are called

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Thalmocortical radiations

74
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The diencephalon is made up of the

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Thalamus, hypothalamus, epithalamus, and subthalamus

75
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The cerebral hemisphere is called the

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Telencephalon

76
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The elevations in the cerebral hemisphere

77
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The depressions in the cerebral hemisphere

78
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The deepest depressions are called

79
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What are the two major sulci?

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Sylvian fissure and Central sulcus

80
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What are the 5 lobes of the brain?

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Frontal, Parietal, occipital, temporal, and limbic

81
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Responsible fro planning, organizing, and controlling behavior

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Frontal lobe

82
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Responsible for Sensory perception of self and the world

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Parietal lobe

83
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The occipital lobe is responsible for

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Visual processing

84
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Responsible for auditory (superior), visual (middle) and memory (medial) processing

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Temporal lobe

85
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Responsible for emotional processing and memory consolidation

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Limbic lobe

86
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The first cortical receiving area for sensory information

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Primary sensory cortex

87
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The last cortical area to project to the spinal cord and brainstem

-Right controls/perceives left; left controls/perceives right

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Primary motor cortex

88
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The primary cortex is divided into primary sensory and primary motor cortex by the

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Central sulcus

89
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Sensory “fields” are represented in an orderly manner within the

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Primary cortex

90
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Responsible for higher-order processing, e.g. perceptions, judgments, organization, calculations, language

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Association Cortex

91
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Responsible for emotion and memory

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Limbic System

92
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Part of the limbic system that is important for long-term memory formation

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Hippocampus

93
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The part of the limbic system that is important for Fear-learning

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