TEST Flashcards

1
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Comprehensive Definition of Brain

A

The organ that exerts control over behavior and needs ongoing sensory stimulation and motor production to maintain its intelligent activity.

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2
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Definition of Behavior

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Patterns in Time

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3
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Afferent is what kind of info?

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Incoming

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4
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Efferent is what kind of info?

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Outgoing

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5
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The important features of the meninges are-

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  • 3 layers
    -encase brain and spinal cord
    -protective covering
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6
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The four lobes of the brain are -

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Frontal, Parietal, Temporal, Occipital

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7
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What are the functions of the Frontal Lobe?

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Decision Making, Voluntary Movement

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8
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What are the functions of the parietal lobe?

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Directing our movements

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9
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What are the functions of the temporal lobe?

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Hearing, language, musical abilities, facial recognition, emotional processing

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10
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What are the functions of the occipital lobe?

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Visual scene processing

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11
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What are the 3 main subdivisions of the brain?

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Cerebrum, brainstem, cerebellum

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12
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Features of GRAY matter are -

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Neurons, cell bodies, blood vessels, info modification

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13
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Features of the Corpus Callosum are -

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Band of white matter, joins the two hemispheres and allows them to communicate, runs much length of both hemispheres

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14
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Lateral fissure runs -

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Left to right

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15
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Longitudinal Fissure runs -

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Up and down

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16
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What are the two types of brain cells?

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Neurons, Glia

17
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(Grouping of brain cells)
Layers are -

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BANDS of similar CELLS

18
Q

(Grouping of Brain Cells)
Nuclei are-

A

CLUSTERS of CELLS

19
Q

(Grouping of Brain Cells)
Nerves and Tracts are -

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BUNDLES of AXONS

20
Q

Spinal Nerves provide what kind of information?

A

Motor and Sensory

21
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Features of Diencephalon

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Hormones, feeding, sleeping, temperature, SEX, emotional

22
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Features of MidBrain

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Sensory info from eyes and ears, produces limb and eye movement, typical behavior, pain

23
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Hindbrain features

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Complex movements, stimulates forebrain, bridge from cerebellum, regulates breathing

24
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What subsystems does the PERIPHERAL Nervous System consist of

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Somatic, autonomic, enteric

25
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Enteric nervous system controls what

A

Gut

26
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Somatic nervous system consists of what

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Cranial and spinal nerves

27
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Autonomic nervous system consists of

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Sympathetic (arousing), parasympathetic (calming)

28
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Central nervous system consists of

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Brain and spinal cord

29
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Functions of the autonomic nervous system

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Regulates organs and glands
Works without conscious awareness
Uses connections from somatic NS

30
Q

How many millivolts are resting potential?

A

-70

31
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Action Potential is -

A

Large reversal in charge of axon membrane

32
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Does hyperpolarization or depolarization take place during action potential?

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DEPOLARIZATION

33
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Sodium ______, Potassium ____

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In, Out

34
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Is A- (proteins) more abundant in the intracellular or extra cellular fluid?

A

Intracellular

35
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Is K+ (potassium) is more abundant in the intra or extracellular fluid?

A

Intracellular

36
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Na+ (Sodium) is more abundant in the intra or extracellular fluid?

A

Extracellular

37
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Cl- (Chloride) is more abundant in the intra or extracellular fluid?

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Extracellular