forebrain

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consists of

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cerebral hemispheres

diencephalon

Question 2

diencephalon consists of

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thalamus
hypothelamus
epithalamus
subthalamus

Question 3

thalamus

Answer 3

major relay for sensory info to cortex

Question 4

hypothalamus

Answer 4

regulates homeostasis and influences hormone release

Question 5

epithalamus

Answer 5

influences sleep and wakefulness through pineal gland

Question 6

subthalamus

Answer 6

influences motor activity through inhibition of undesired movement

Question 7

hypothalamus is ___to brainstem

Answer 7

rostral

Question 8

hypothalamus regulates homeostasis by

Answer 8

influencing pituitary gland
regulating food and water intake
regulating sleep wake cycle
regulating parasympathetic and sympathetic NS

Question 9

hypothalamus extends from ___ anteriorly and ___ posteriorly

Answer 9

optic chiasm and mamillary bodies

Question 10

thalamus

Answer 10

major sensory relay

all sensory info on way to cerebral cortex(except olfactory nerve) synapses and travels through thalamus

Question 11

cerebral hemisphere grooves and folds

Answer 11

sulci and gyri

Question 12

gray matter in brain

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cerebral cortex( follows grooves and folds) and deep nuclei

Question 13

white matter

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most of volume of cerebral hemispheres

3 types of fibers

Question 14

projection fibers

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sensory connections coming from brainstem and spinal cord synapsing on thalamus
motor connections descending from cerebral cortex to brainstem and spinal cord

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association fibers

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connections within lobes or one lobe to another

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commissural fibers

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connections between hemispheres

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frontal lobe function

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cognition, decision making, judgement, voluntary movement(primary motor cortex)

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parietal lobe function

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touch (somatosensory cortex) proprioception

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occipital lobe function

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vision(primary visual cortex)

Question 20

temporal lobe function

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auditory, olfactory, fear response (amygdala), learning(hippocampus)

Question 21

frontal lobe bordered by

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central sulcus and lateral fissure

Question 22

precentral gyrus in frontal lobe contains

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primary motor cortex that controls execution of movement

Question 23

parietal lobe bordered by

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central sulcus and lateral fissure

posterior border is less well defined

Question 24

post central gyrus in parietal lobe

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contains the main receptive area for sense of touch and a somatosensory map

Question 25

occipital lobe bordered by

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preoccipital notch

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temporal lobe bordered by

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laateral fissure and preoccipital notch

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transverse temporal gyri in lateral sulcus

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audition

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insular cortex in lateral sulcus

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pain and taste

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deep nuclei part of basal ganglia

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globus pallidus caudate putamen

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amygdala

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deep nuclei involved in fear response and emotional memory

Question 31

internal capsule

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white matter tract Includes axons relaying sensory info from thalamus to cerebral cortex and axons relaying motor signals to motor neurons from the cerebral cortex to lower levels