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Week 3 (The Brain) Flashcards

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The Central Nervous System

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Brain: Complex behaviours and experiences
Spinal Cord: Reflexes

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Brain Matter

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Gray Matter: Nerve cell bodies
White Matter: Nerve cell tails (axons)
Gray on outside, White on inside.

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Cortex

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Outer surface of the brain

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Brain directions

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Front: Anterior/ Rostal
Back: Posterior/ Caudal
Top: Dorsal/ Superior
Bottom: Ventral/ Inferior

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Coronal Cross section

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Johnny Cage Fatality

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Sagittal Cross section

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Between the two hemishperes

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Horizontal (axial) cross section

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MRI images

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Brain protection

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Ventricles are filled with cerebrospinal-spinal fluid
Layers of protection: Skull, Dura Mater, Arachnoid membrane, Pia Mater.

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Brain Divisions

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Forebrain, Midbrain, Hindbrain

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Forebrain Divisions

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Telencephalon, Diencephalon

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Telencephalon Divisions

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Cortex, Limbic Systems, Basal Ganglia

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Cortex Divisions

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Frontal, Parietal, Occipital and Temporal lobes

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Frontal Lobe

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-Attention
-Planning
-Decision Making
-Emotion Regulation
-Language

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Parietal Lobe

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-Attention
-Spatial Perception
-Number Processing

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Temporal Lobe

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-Auditory Cortex (Hearing)
-Language
-Memory

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Occipital Lobe

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Visual Cortex

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Limbic Systems Division

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Cingulate, Hippocampus, Amygdala

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Basal Ganglia Divisions

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Caudate, Globus Pallidus, Putamen

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Diencephalon

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Thalamus, Hypothalamus

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Midbrain Divisions

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Substantia Nigra, Colliculi

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Hindbrain Divisions

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Cerebellum, Pons, Medulla Oblongata

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Hindbrain Functions

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-Breathing
-Heart Rate
-Motor Control

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Substantia Nigra Function

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Motor Control

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Colliculi Function

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Superior Colliculi: Vision
Inferior Colliculi: Audition

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Thalamus Function

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Sensory Switchboard: Directing sensory information to different areas of the cortex

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Hypothalamus

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-Hormone control
-Sexual Behaviour
-Hunger, Thirst

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Basal Ganglia Function

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-Voluntary Motor Control
-Learning & Memory
-Disorders: Parkinsons & Tourettes.

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Limbic System Function

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-Emotions
-Memory

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