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Parts of the Forebrain Flashcards

1
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The thalamus is a structure within the forebrain that serves as an important relay station for incoming sensory information, including all senses except for ____.

A

smell

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After receiving incoming sensory impulses, the thalamus sorts and transmit them to the appropriate areas of the ______.

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cerebral cortex

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The 4 F’s of the hypothalamus are:

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feeding, fighting, flighting, (sexual) functioning

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The hypothalamus is subdivided into the _____, ______, and ______ hypothalamus.

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lateral, ventromedial, anterior

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5
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The hypothalamus serves homeostatic functions and is a key player in emotional experiences during ______, ______ behavior, and ______ behavior.

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high arousal states
aggressive
sexual

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Receptors in the hypothalamus regulate _____, _____, and ______.

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metabolism, temperature, water balance

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The hypothalamus is the primary regulator of the ______ system. It is also important in the so-called _____ behaviors: ____, ______, and ______.

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autonomic

drive: hunger/thirst/sexual

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When the lateral hypothalamus is destroyed, one _____

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lacks hunger

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9
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When the ventromedial hypothalamus is destroyed, one is

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very much hungry

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10
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When the anterior hypothalamus is destroyed, one is

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asexual

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In addition to the thalamus and hypothalamus, the diencephalon divides to form the posterior pit, ___ gland, and ______ ______ to ____ _____ ______.

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pineal

connecting pathways, other brain regions

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12
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Posterior pit secretes _____ and _____

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ADH/vasopressin and oxytocin

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Most notably, the pineal gland secretes _____, which regulates _____ _____. In fact, it receives direct signals from the ____ for coordination with ______.

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melatonin
circadian rhythms
retina, sunlight

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The basal ganglia coordinate ______ as they receive information from the cortex and relay this information (via the ________ ______ system) to the brain and the spinal cord.

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muscle movement

extrapyramidal motor system

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15
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The extrapyramidal motor system gathers information about _______

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body position

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16
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Essentially, the basal ganglia help make our movements _____ and our ______ ______.

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smooth

posture, steady

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_______ is one chronic illness associated with destruction of portions of the ________.

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Parkinson’s disease

basal ganglia

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The limbic system comprises a group of interconnected structures looping around the central portion of the brain and is primarily associated with ____ and ______.

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emotion and memory

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19
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The ____ _____ contain one of the primary pleasure centers in the brain.

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septal nuclei

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The _____ is a structure that plays an important role in defensive and aggressive behaviors, including _____ and ______.

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amygdala

fear and rage

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21
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The hippocampus helps ______ information to form __-__ memories. It can also redistribute _____ memories to the _______.

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consolidate
long-term
remote, cerebral cortex

22
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The _______ is a long projection through which the hippocampus communicates with other portions of the limbic system

A

fornix

23
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Damage to the hippocampus would result in _________ amnesia.

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anterograde

24
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________ amnesia is not being able to establish new long-term memories

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anterograde

25
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Memory loss of events that transpired before brain injury is called _______ amnesia.

A

retrograde

26
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The lobes of the brain:

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frontal, parietal, occipital, temporal

27
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The primary components of the limbic system are the ________, _____ ______, and _________.

A

Limbic system HAS

hippocampus, amygdala, septal nuclei

28
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The cerebral cortex has many bumps called ______

A

gyri

29
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The cerebral cortex has many folds called ______

A

sulci

30
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The frontal lobe is comprised of two basic regions: the ______ lobes and the ____ ______.

A

prefrontal lobes

motor cortex

31
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The managing of executive function, by supervising and directing the operations of other brain regions, is carried out by the __________ _________. It reminds you that there is something to remember.

A

prefrontal cortex

32
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To regulate attention and alertness, the _______ _____ communicates with the ___________ in the brainstem, saying either to wake up or relax.

A

prefrontal cortex

reticular formation

33
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The prefrontal cortex is an example of an association area. Projection areas perform simpler _____ and _____ tasks. The visual cortex is an example.

A

perceptual and motor

34
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Damage to prefrontal cortex = _______ or _______

A

impulsive or depressed

35
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The primary motor cortex is in the _______ gyrus.

A

precentral

36
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The _____ sulcus divides the frontal and parietal lobes. Just in front is the ____ _____ cortex.

A

central

primary motor

37
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The motor homunculus is a schematic of the ______

A

primary motor cortex

38
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Broca’s area is always in the ______ hemisphere (usually ____).

A

dominant, left

39
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The somatosensroy cortex, part of the ______ lobe, is located on the ______ gyrus.

A

parietal

postcentral

40
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The somatosensory cortex, part of the _____ lobe, is related to the ____ _____ cortex of the ______ lobe. The two are often called the _________ _______.

A

parietal
primary motor, frontal
sensorimotor

41
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The visual cortex is also called the ____ cortex.

A

striate

42
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The __ cortex and ______ area are located in the temporal lobe.

A

auditory, Wernicke’s

43
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Language reception and comprehension is assoc with _____

A

language reception and comprehension

44
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The hippocampus is located deep inside the temporal lobe. The temporal lobe also functions in _____ processing and ____.

A

memory, emotion

45
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Damage to the amygdala might result in ____ and _____ sates.

A

docility, hypersexual

46
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Defensive and agressive behaviors are assoc with ____

A

the amygdala

47
Q

Same side of brain controlling same side of body: hemispheres communicate ________.

A

ipsilaterally

48
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Both Broca’s area and Wernicke’s primarily driven by:

A

dominant hemisphere

49
Q

dominant hemisphere primarily analytic: well-suited for LLM:

A

language, logic, math skills

50
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nondom hemisphere assoc with ____, _____, ____ cognition, and _______ processing.

A

creativity, intuition, musical, spatial

51
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______ does not result to which side of the brain is dominant.

A

Handedness

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