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Unit 2: Brain Flashcards

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Thalamus function

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“inner chamber” ; brains sensory switchboard; all senses except smell pass through thalamus; sends information to proper regions of cerebral cortex for processing; transmits “replies” to cerebellum and medulla

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Frontal lobe location

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front of brain; underneath the forehead; largest lobe

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Cerebellum function

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“little brain” ; helps coordinate voluntary movements, as well as balance and sense of equilibrium

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Parietal lobe function

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touch and sensory information processing; contains sensory cortex

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Reticular formation location

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runs through middle of medulla and pons; in between of ears

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Hippocampus function

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formation of permanent (long-term) memories that are then stored elsewhere in brain; storage of memories for location of objects

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Temporal lobe function

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sound information processing; contains auditory cortex, Wernicke’s area

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Thalamus location

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sits on top of brainstem

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Brain stem function

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oldest/most basic part of brain; contains medulla, pons, and reticular formation; automatic survival functions; sends and receives information

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Corpus callosum

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connects life and right hemispheres with a thick of nerve fibers

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Amygdala function

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responsible for emotional responses to fear and the memory of fear’ also associated with anger and aggression

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Occipital lobe location

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toward of base of brain; at base of cortex

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Occipital lobe function

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visual information processing; contains visual cortex

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Prefrontal cortex

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planning, personality, memory storage, complex decision-making, and areas devoted to language; Phineas George

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Cerebrum

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“human brain” ; features unique to humans and primates; largest and most complex part of human brain; divided into two hemispheres and four lobes and is covered by cerebral cortex

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Hypothalamus function

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“below inner chamber” ; fight or flight; eating and drinking, sexual functions, body temperature; main link between endocrine and nervous system

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Parietal lobe location

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top of head; between the frontal and occipital lobe

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Amygdala location

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two almond shaped structures; near hippocampus

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Pons functions

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helps coordinate movement especially left-right coordination; influences sleep, dreaming, and arousal

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Reticular formation functions

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controls an organisms level of alertness/arousal

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Visual cortex

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processes sensory information from eyes; NOT contralateral

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Cerebellum location

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located in rear of brain; large and deeply folded in structure

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Pons location

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sits on top of medulla; links medulla and cerebellum to upper portions of brain; larger swelling

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Auditory cortex

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processes sensory information from ears; dominant neural pathways are contralateral

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Primary motor cortex

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controls movement of bodys voluntary muscles by sending commands to somatic division of PNS; output; cross-wired pattern

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Forebrain

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“animal brain” ; contains ability to handle more complex stimuli that reptiles cannot do

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Limbic system function

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responsible for mood and emotions, as well as experience of pain and fear

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Medulla oblongata location

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on top of spinal cord; very bottom of brain; part of brainstem

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Frontal lobe function

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Advanced cognitive abilities; contains prefrontal cortex, motor cortex, Broca’s area

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Wernicke’s area

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devoted to language comprehension and expression

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Brain stem location

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lower part of brain that connects to spinal cord

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Cross-wired pattern

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left side of brain controls right side of body and etc

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Temporal lobe location

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just behind the temples; just below the parietal lobe

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Broca’s area

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devoted to production of speech; people speak smoothly and fluently; directs muscle movements involved in speech

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Hypothalamus location

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directly underneath the thalamus and directly above the pituitary gland

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Medulla oblongata functions

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life-supporting functions ie. respiration, digestion, heartbeat, blood pressure

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Hippocampus location

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curved structure located within each temporal lobe; wraps around the back of the thalamus

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Hindbrain

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“reptilian brain” ; most basic part of the brain; contains medulla oblongata, pons, reticular formation, cerebellum, brain stem; regulates functions most basic to life

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Somatosensory strip

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registers and processes senses; input; cross-wired pattern

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Limbic system

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a loosely connected network of structures; includes thalamus, hypothalamus, hippocampus, and amygdala

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