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Revision - 3 Flashcards

1
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Small cracks in the cortex are called …

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Sulci

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2
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The inferior and superi or colliculi compose the …

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Tectum

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3
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The cortex visible on simple examination is divided into …

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Four lobes

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The corpus callosum is the human brain’s largest …

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Comissure (connection between hemispheres)

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5
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Regulation of breathing and the cardiovascular system is primarily controlled by …

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The medulla

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6
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Thalamus is to hypothalamus as,

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Sensory input is to body maintenance

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7
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Six layers of gray matter on top of a layer of white matter would describe …

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The neocortex

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The difference between sensory and motor pathways is least distinct in the …

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Cortex

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What is most immediately superior to (on top of) the spinal cord head?

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The medulla

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The grey matter of the brain is composed of …

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Neuronal soma

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11
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A ___ section is made parallel to the ground

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Horizontal

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The cranial and spinal nerves, plus the peripheral ganglia, form the …

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Peripheral nervous system

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13
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The brain and spinal cord form the …

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Central nervous system

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What provides a measure of protection for the neurons that form the central nervous system?

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Meninges, blood-brain barrier, skull

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The ___ is a tough protective sheath that covers the brain and that lies closest to the skull

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Dura mater

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The brain is cushioned by ___, which is contained within the ___

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Cerebrospinal fluid, subararachnoid space

17
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The ___ are formed by four hollow and interconnected spaces within the brain

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Venticles

18
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A ___ is a large groove in the surface of the human cortex

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Fissure

19
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A bulge located between the adjacent grooves in the surface of the human cortex would be termed a …

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Gyrus

20
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Primary visual cortex is located within which cortical lobe?

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Occipital

21
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Regions of the cortex that are NOT primarily concerned with sensation or movement are termed ___ cortex

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Association cortex

22
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Primary auditory cortex is located within which cortical lobe?

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Parietal

23
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Which cortical lobe contains the primary somatosensory cortex?

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Parietal

24
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By which division of the nervous system is the flight/fight response governed?

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Autonomic nervous system

25
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Which area of the brain contains the pons?

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Brainstem

26
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To which major region of the basal ganglia does the substantia nigra project?

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Striatum

27
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Which is the area of the cerebral cortex that lies anterior to the central sulcus?

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Frontal lobes

28
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What is not part of the cerebral cortex?

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Cerebellar cortex

29
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As the spinal cord enters the brain, it develops into the …

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Medulla

30
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The two main structures of the diencephalon are the …

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Hypothalamus and the thalamus

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