neuroanatomy Flashcards
(20 cards)
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BRAINSTEM
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- oldest part in neural anatomy
- simple survival
2
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medulla
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- heartbeat
- breathing
3
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reticular formation (RAS)
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- focus
- alertness
(when you hear an alarm clock)
4
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thalamus
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- senses except for smell
thalamu(senses)
5
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cerebellum
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- emotions
- knowing the time
- MOVEMENT + BALANCE
cera (sara) bell (fell) from alcohol because her balance was off
6
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LIMBIC SYSTEM
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- controlling emotions
- survival
- reproduction
- behavior
- fight or flight
7
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amygdala
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- emotional processing
- memories
- dreams
(amy)gdala has dreams and is afraid of alligators
8
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hypothalamus
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- hunger
- thirst
- temperature
feed the hypotha(lamus)
9
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cerebral cortex
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- information processing
- contains much as nerve cells and synaptic connections
10
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frontal lobe
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- thinking
- judgement
11
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parietal lobe
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- touch
- sensory processing
12
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occipital lobe
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- controls vision
- why you see stars when you get hit
13
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temporal lobe
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- controls hearing
14
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motor cortex
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- controls voluntary muscle movements
- back of frontal lobe
15
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sensory cortex
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- receives all sensation
- front of parietal lobe
16
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Broca’s area
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- where someone can understand someone but can get words out quickly
17
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Wernicke’s area
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- where someone can understand but they say all the wrong words
18
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hippocampus
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- processes memory
- located in temporal lobe
19
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CEREBRUM
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- all 4 frontal lobes
- largest part of brain
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