Quiz 4 Part 4 Flashcards
Where are Motor Tracks Located?
At the posterior portion of the frontal lobe
What do motor tracks control?
Voluntary Movement
What is the protective barrier around the brain called?
Blood-Brain Barrier
What are the things that can pass through the barrier?
Oxygen
Glucose
Essential Amino Acids
Anesthesia
Recreational Drugs
Alcohol
What are things that can’t pass through the barrier?
Toxins
Waste
Urea
Prescription Medications
Non-Essential Amino Acids
Chemotherapy
1° Motor CTX
Made of Pyramidal Cells
Forms Cortico Spinal Tract
Conscious, precise movement (Skeletal Muscle)
Pre-Motor CTX
Controls learned motor skills through repetition ( Typing, Music)
Frontal Eye Field
Eye movement (Voluntary)
Broca’s Area
Motor speech area that controls muscle of lips, throat and tongue
( In left hemisphere of the brain)
What is a Concussion?
Mild Brain injury
What is a Contusion?
Brain tissue damage
What is Sub-Dural?
Bleeding from ruptured blood vessels
What is Cerebral Edema?
Accumulation of exudate from inflammation of water in the brain
What does a reverberating circuit do?
Vibrate
What is the parallel after-discharge circuit?
Burst of signal