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Parts Of The Brain Flashcards

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Amygdala

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Emotion processing—especially fear and anger

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Acetylcholine

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Neurotransmitter that enables learning and memory and also triggers muscle contractions

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Angular Gyrus

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Region in LEFT PARIETAL LOBE that relates visual sounds to their symbols

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Brain stem

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Interior region of the brain responsible for basic functions (pons, reticular formation, medulla— PRoM)

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Broca’s Area

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Moves mouth in speech

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Cerebellum

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Balance and coordination

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Cerebral cortex

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Outer layer of the brain (Where consciousness resides)

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Corpus collosum

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Connects the two hemispheres

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Dopamine

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Neurotransmitter involved in learning, attention, movement, pleasure, Schizophrenia(high), and Parkinson’s(low)

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Frontal lobe

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Planning, thinking, processing

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Hippocampus

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Part of the brain that processes explicit long term memory (episodic and semantic)

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Hypothalamus

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Regulates the five Fs: Fighting Fleeing Feeding Fornicating and Fahrenheit

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Lateral hypothalamus

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Stimulates hunger

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Central hypothalamus

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Suppresses hunger

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Limbic system

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AHH: amygdala, hypothalamus, hippocampus

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Medulla

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Part of the brain stem that regulates heartbeat and breathing

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Motor cortex

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Region in the frontal lobe that allows us to move.

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Parasympathetic nervous system

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Branch of autonomic nervous system that calms and re-energizes us

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Sympathetic nervous system

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Branch of autonomic nervous system that is responsible for fight or flight

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Pineal gland

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Endocrine gland that produces sleep hormone melatonin.

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Pons

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Part of the brain stem that regulates waking and relaxing.

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Reticular formation

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Part of the brain stem that regulates alertness.

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SAME

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sensory-afferent, motor-efferent

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Seratonin

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Neurotransmitter that is involved with Hunger, Arousal, Mood and Sleep

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Temporal lobe

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Lobe that contains the auditory cortex, which processes hearing.

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Thalamus

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Sensory switchboard for all senses except smell—routes info to proper region of cortex.

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Wernickes Area

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Region of the brain in left hemisphere that is responsible for understanding speech/language comprehension. Located at junction of temporal and parietal hemispheres.

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Norepinephrine

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Neurotransmitter that regulates arousal and alertness. Low supply linked to depression.

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GABA

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neurotransmitter that inhibits, tells thing to “not.” Oversupply can lead to no reactions, undersupply can lead to seizures.

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Glutamate

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Neurotransmitter involved with memory. Oversupply can lead to seizures or migraines.

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Narcotics

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Mimics endorphins (codeine, heroin, oxycodone)

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Sedatives/Deppresants

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Increases GABA production, decreases thinking (alcohol)

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Stimulants

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Mimics norepinephrine (cocaine, amphetamines)

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Antidepressants

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Blocks re-uptake of serotonin and possibly norepinephrine (Prozac, Effexor, Zoloft)

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Black Widow Spider Venom

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Stimulates release of acetylcholine (aches and pains, muscle movement)

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Agonists

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Drugs that increase the action of neurotransmitter

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Antagonists

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Drugs that decrease the action of a neurotransmitter

38
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Curare (Tree Bark)

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Blocks acetylcholine receptor sites

39
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Botulin toxin

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Blocks release of acetylcholine

40
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Caffeine

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Blocks adenosine receptors, and becuase adenosine is inhibitory excitement increases.

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What are the 2 parts of the nervous system?

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Peripheral and Central

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2 types of beripheral nervous system

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Autonomic and somatic

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Autonomic

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Controls self regulated action of internal organs and glands

44
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Somatic

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Controls voluntary movements of skeletal muscles

45
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What is the peripheral nervous system made of?

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What is the Central nervous system made of?

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Spinal cord and brain

47
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What neurotransmitters does in Alzheimer’s patients?

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Acetylcholine

48
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Which neurotransmitter can cause schizophrenia when oversupplied?

49
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Neurons for which neurotransmitter dies in Parkinson’s patients?

50
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Which neurotransmitter is linked to depression when there’s a low supply?

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Serotonin AND norepinephrine

51
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Low supply of which neurotransmitter is linked to insomnia, seizures, and tremors?

52
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High supply of which neurotransmitter can overstimulate the brain, causing seizures and migraines?

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