Flashcards in Chapter 2 Part Two Deck (26)
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Brain Stem
Oldest part of the brain
Automatic and survival functions
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Medulla
Just above the brain stem
Controls breathing and heartbeat
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Reticular formation
Controls arousal/alertness
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Thalamus
Sensory switchboard
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Hippocampus
Neural center in the limbic system
Storage and memory
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Pons
Controls sleeping and dreaming(REM)
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Cerebellum
Processes sensory inputs and coordinates movement and balance
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Limbic system
Border of brain stem and cerebral hemisphere
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Amygdala
Part of the limbic center controlling emotions of fear and aggression
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Hypothalamus
Regulates hunger, thirst, body temp - reward centers
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Cerebral cortex
Back of the brain
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Glial cells
Guide neural connections and provides nutrients
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Frontal lobes
Lobes involved in speaking and muscle movements, planning, and judgement
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Occipital lobes
Contain visual cortex
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Parietal lobes
Contains sensory cortex
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Temporal lobes
Contains auditory areas
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Motor cortex
Controls voluntary movements
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Sensory cortex
In front of parietal lobes - behind motor cortex
Registers body touch and processes
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Association Areas
Connects sensory and motor areas
Thought to be concerned with higher mental activities
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Phineas Gage
Railroad construction man with severe accident
Had aphasia
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Aphasia
Important part of language as a result to damage to several cortical areas - Broca's and Weirnickes
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Broca's area
Located in left frontal lobe
Controlling motor ability to produce speech
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Weirnickes area
Located in left temporal lobe
Involved in language comprehension and expression
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Plasticity
Brains capacity for modification after damage to certain parts
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Corpus Callosum
Large band of neural fibers linking right and left hemisphere allowing them to interact
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