Unit III: The Nervous System (3) Flashcards

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Where is the primary motor cortex located?

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Frontal lobe

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What is the function of the primary motor cortex?

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Conscious, voluntary, precise, skilled control of the skeletal muscles.

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What is the corticospinal or pyramidal tract?

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A collection of axons that carry movement relay info from the cerebral cortex to the spinal cord to control movement.

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Where is the primary somatosensory cortex located?

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Parietal lobe, postcentral gyrus.

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What type of information enters in the primary somatosensory cortex?

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Receives general somatic sensory info from receptors for touch, pain, pressure, vibration, and temperature.

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Where is the primary visual cortex located and what special sense enters this part of the brain?

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Located in the occipital lobe, for visual information.

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Where is the primary auditory cortex located, and what special sense enters this part of the brain?

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Temporal lobe, receives information about the hearing.
Pitch, rhythm and loudness.

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Where is the primary olfactory cortex located and what special sense enters this part of the brain?

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Located deep in the temporal lobe, for smell.

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Where is the primary gustatory cortex located and what special sense enters this part of the brain?

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Located deep in the temporal lobe, for taste.

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Where are the association areas located in general?

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Connected to nearby sensory and motor areas.

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Premotor Cortex (aka motor association area)

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Coordinates learned movements- refines the signal going to the skeletal muscles.

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Somatosensory Association Area

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Monitors activity in the primary somatosensory cortex.
Allows you to recognize what signal it is receiving.

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Visual Association Area

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Monitors the pattern of activity in the visual cortex and interprets the results. Identifies what you see

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Auditory Association Area

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Monitors sensory activity in the auditory cortex. Word recognition takes place in this association area. Identifies what you hear

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What are the three “higher-order” centers?

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Wernicke’s Area, Broca’s Area, and Prefrontal Cortex.

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Wernicke’s Area

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Ability to interpret what is read or heard (Language Comprehension)
Usually present in only one hemisphere, mainly on the left.

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Broca’s Area

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Regulates patterns of breathing and vocalization needed for normal speech
Near the motor cortex.

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Prefrontal Cortex

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Coordinates information from the association area of the entire cortex
Abstract intellectual functions- predicting future consequences of events or actions.

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Damage to what part of the brain results in a person making sounds but not words?

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Broca’s area

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Damage to what part of the brain results in difficulties in estimating temporal relationships between events?

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Prefrontal cortex

21
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What is the limbic system?

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Groups of neurons and tracts of white matter along the border of the cerebrum and diencephalon.

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Where is the limbic system located?

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Beneath the cerebral cortex, above the brainstem and lateral to the thalamus.

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What is the function of the limbic system?

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Long-term memory storage, Control of instincts, emotions, and motivation.

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What two other parts of the brain does the limbic operate with?

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Hypothalamus and cerebrum.

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What are the three parts of the diencephalon?
Thalamus, hypothalamus, and epithalamus.
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Thalamus Function and Location
**Function:** relay center, receives sensory input and transmits the signals to the appropriate area of the cerebrum. **Location** Between hypothalamus and epithalamus.
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Hypothalamus Function and Location
**Function** Controls functions that are important in maintaining homeostasis. Controls the release of hormones from the **pituitary gland** **Location:** below the thalamus.
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Epithalamus Function and Location
**Function:*** Pineal gland- produces melatonin. Choroid Plexus- produces cerebrospinal fluid. **Location:** most dorsal portion of the diencephalon.
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Midbrain Function and Location
**Function:** Reticular Activating system! Coordinates head movements related to vision and hearing. Controls eye movements and size of the pupils. **Location:** Superior part of the brainstem.
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Pons Function and Location
**Function:** Autonomic and endocrine functions, posture, alertness and sleep, and reflexes. **Respiratory centers** **Located:** Middle part of the brainstem
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Medulla Oblongata Function and Location
**Function:** Respiratory centers, cardiovascular center, coughing, vomiting, and swallowing center. **Location:** Lowest part of brain stem Contains nuclei of reticular formation.
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Where is the cerebellum located?
Partially hidden by the cerebral hemispheres, the posterior part of the brain
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What is the function of the cerebellum?
Adjusting the postural muscles of the body. BALANCE and programming and fine-tuning movements are controlled at the conscious and subconscious levels.
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What occurs when the cerebellum is damaged?
Ataxia- lack of balance.
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Reticular Activating System
Alertness- increases your attention, movement of your head, monitor the environment, vision.