Brain Flashcards

(43 cards)

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Medulla Oblongata

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(Vital Functions) Respiration, blood pressure, heart rate, (#37)

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Pyramids

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Decussation of spinal motor tracts (#39)

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3
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Pons

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Sensory relay center, respiration (#36)

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4
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Cerebral Peduncles

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Descending motor tracts from cerebrum to brainstem (#33)

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5
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Corpora Quadrigemina

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31

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Superior Colliculi

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Visual Reflex (top bump on #31)

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Inferior Colliculi

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Auditory Reflex (bottom bump on #31)

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8
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Cerebellum

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35 Controls motor coordination and muscle memory

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Superior Cerebellar Peduncle

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Nerve tracts connecting Cerebellum to Midbrain

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Middle Cerebellar Peduncle

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Nerve tracts connecting Cerebellum to Pons

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Inferior Cerebellar Peduncle

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Nerve Tracts connecting Cerebellum to Medulla Oblongata

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Arbor Vitae

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(#35d) Nerve Tracts with in Cerebellum (looks like a tree)

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Vermis

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(#35a) Controls posture and locomotion

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14
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Thalamus

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(#19) Relays sensory information to Cerebral Cortex

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15
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Interthalamic Adhesion

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(#22) Connections between Thalamic hemispheres

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16
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Epithalamus

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(Behind the Thalamus)

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17
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Pineal Gland

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(#23) Biorhythm Controls

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18
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Habenula

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(ridge that connects 19-23) Emotional response to odors

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Hypothalamus

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(#21) Central control for endocrine system

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Mammillary Body

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(#24) Olfactory reflexes

21
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Infundibulum

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(stalk that Pituitary hangs from) Connects Pituitary Gland to Hypothalamus

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Pituitary Gland

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(#25) Secretes endocrine hormones

23
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Frontal Lobe

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(#1) Intellect, human consciousness, reasoning

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Parietal Lobe

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(#2) Receives and evaluates “touch” sensory information

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Temporal Lobe
(#3) Receives and evaluates smell, taste, and hearing; meditates memory
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Occipital Lobe
(#4) Receives and integrates visual input
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Longitudinal Cerebral Fissure
Separates the left and right hemispheres of the Brain
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Lateral Cerebral Fissure
Separates Temporal lobe from Frontal and Parietal Lobes
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Transverse Fissure
Separates the Cerebellum from the Occipital Lobe
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Central Sulcus
(#5) Separates the Frontal and Parietal Lobes
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Precentral Gyrus
(#6) Primary motor cortex
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Postcentral Gyrus
(#7) Primary sensory cortex
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Cingulate Gyrus
(Right above Corpus Callosum) Emotion, behavior and motivation
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Corpus Callosum
(Nike Swoosh) Nerve tracts that connect the left and right hemispheres of the brain
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Septum Pellucidum
(#11) Separates the Lateral Ventricles
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Fornix
(#12) Connects Hippocampus to Hypothalamus
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Hippocampus
(Teardrop) Memory consolidation, spatial navigation
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Lateral Ventricle
(#16) Secretes and circulates CSF (drains to 3rd)
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Third Ventricle
Secretes and circulates CSF (drains to 4th)
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Fourth Ventricle
Secretes and circulates CSF (Behind Cerebellum)
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Interventricular Foramen
Connects Lateral Ventricles to Third Ventricle
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Cerebral Aqueduct
(#34) Connects Third Ventricle to Fourth Ventricle
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Choroid Plexus
(#26) Ependymal tissue that produces CSF in a ventricle