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sheep brain anatomy exam Flashcards

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What is the function of the thalamus?

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Sensory and motor relay station

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What is the function of the hypothalamus?

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Everything, motivation, hunger, thirst, sex, link nervous and endocrine system via the pituitary gland

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What is the function of the hippocampus?

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Memory consolidation of long and short term, spatial navigation, creates mental maps

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What is the function of the mammillary bodies?

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Recollective memory, emotion, reward, goal directed behavior, sense of direction (NESW)

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What is the function of the globus pallidus?

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Regulation of voluntary movement

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What is the function of the putamen?

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Influence movement and types of learning, speech articulation, addiction, language

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What is the function of the caudate nucleus?

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Motor processes, reward, learning, planning

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What structures compose the basal ganglia?

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Putamen, caudate nucleus, globus pallidus

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What is the function of the pons?

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Sleep and arousal, sending signal from forebrain to cerebellum

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What is the function of the corpus collusum?

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Connects left and right cerebrum, movement, cognition, vision

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What is the function of the ventricles?

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Interconnected cavities where CSF is produced

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What is the function of the pineal gland?

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Melatonin production for day to day and seasonal sleep cycles

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What is the function of the pituitary gland?

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Hormone production and release

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What is the function of the medulla?

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Everything to live, HR, BP, RR etc

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What is the function of the superior colliculi?

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Visual reflexes

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What is the function of the inferior colliculi?

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Auditory reflexes

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What is the function of the cingulate gyrus?

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Neural interface, emotion, sensation, action, part of the limbic system, sleep, behavior

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What is the function of the cerebellum?

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Coordinates regulates functional activities, receives input from spinal cord and other parts of the brain, balance, attention, language production

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What is the function of the optic chiasm?

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Determines which hemisphere receives visual feedback. Optic nerves cross here. Visual input from eyes to brain

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What film covers the cerebellum?

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Arachnoid matter

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What is meant by homologous structures?

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Organs that have similar structures and relation to other structures

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Where is the transverse fissure?

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Fissure that separates the cerebellum from cerebrum

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What is the longitudinal fissure?

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Splits hemispheres in half

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What is the ansate fissure?

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Homologous to central fissure in humans. Separates parietal and frontal lobe

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Where is CSF produced?

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Ependymal cells within the choroid plexi that is present in the ventricles

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What is the function of the amygdala?

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Emotions, especially fear

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What is the function of the cerebral aqueduct?

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To connect the third and fourth ventricles

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What is the function of the parietal lobe?

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Processing sensory information

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What is the function of the frontal lobe?

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Reasoning, social function, muscle movement, executive function

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What is the function of the fornix?

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Major output tract of hippocampus

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What is the function of the dura mater?

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Support for neural vasculature, protect CNS from mechanical damage

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What is the function of the spinal cord?

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Carries nerve signals to and from other areas of the body

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