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Presentation 4.1 : Brain Structure Flashcards

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1
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What are the major parts of the human brain?

A

Cortex
Cerebellum
Limbic System
Brain Stem

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What is the cortex?

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layer of neurons that cover the outer part of the brain. Its folded which gives it the wrinkles

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What is the cortex responsible for?

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Higher order and abstract thinking

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What is the frontal lobe?

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associated with reasoning, planning, thinking, decision making, voluntary action and complex emotion

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What is the Parietal lobe?

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associated with movement, perception and recognition

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What is the occipital lobe?

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associated with visual

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What is the temporal lobe?

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associated with auditory, memory, and speech

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What is the lobe responsible for reasoning, planning, thinking, decision making, voluntary action and complex emotion

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Frontal Lobe

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What is the lobe responsible for movement, perception and recognition

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Parietal lobe

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What is the lobe responsible for visual

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occipital lobe

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What is the lobe responsible for auditory, memory, and speech

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temporal lobe

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12
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What divides the two hemispheres of the brain?

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Corpus Callosum

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What is the Corpus Callosum?

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it divides the two hemispheres of the brain with neurons

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What is the cerebellum?

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a structure responsible for movement and balance?

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What part is responsible for movement and balance?

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cerebellum

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Where is the cerebellum?

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under the cortex

17
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What shape is the cerebellum?

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Similar to the cortex. Two hemispheres

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What is the limbic system?

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The older part of the brain that mainly controls emotion

19
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Where is the limbic system?

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Near the stem

20
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What is the thalamus?

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It is acts as a relay station for all sensory organs. Almost all nerves go to the thalamus

21
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What is the hypothalamus?

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It is responsible for creating emotions, thirst, hunger.

22
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Where do all nerves go?

A

Thalamus

23
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What is responsible for emotion, thirst, hunger?

A

hypothalamus

24
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What does the amygdala do?

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It is responsible for memory, emotion, and fear

25
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What does the hippocampus do?

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its responsible for learning, memory, converting short to long term memory, spatial orientation.

26
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What is responsible for memory, emotion, and fear

A

amygdala

27
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What is responsible for learning, memory, converting short to long term memory, spatial orientation.

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hippocampus

28
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What does the brain stem do?

A

controls our basic functions for life. breathing and heart beat

29
Q

What controls our basic vital functions?

A

brain stem

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