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What makes up the cerebrum?

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  1. cortex
  2. basal ganglion
  3. limbic structures
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What part of the brain is responsible for most higher functions?

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Cortex

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What occurs at the frontal lobe (pre-central gyrus, anterior & pre central gyrus & anterior inferior pre-central gyrus) ?

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Pre-central gyrus: simple movements

Anterior & Pre central gyrus: complex motor plans

Ant & inferior to pre central gyrus: motor aspects of speech

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What occurs at both frontal & partial lobes?

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planning, abstract thinking,social behaviour

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What occurs at post-central gyrus?

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Parietal lobe:

  1. Perception of touch, temp, vibration
  2. Perception of proprioception
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What occurs distributed throughout the parietal lobe (3)?

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  1. memory
  2. Executive functions
  3. abstract thinking
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What occurs at the temporal lobe (3)?

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  1. Hearing, scent, taste
  2. recognition of speech
  3. memory (w/ limbic system)
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What occurs at the occipital lobe (3)?

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  1. vision
  2. Association cortex: relate visual stimuli to things
  3. memories related to what has been seen
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What does memory formation require (3)?

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  1. attention (pre-frontal lobe)
  2. processors (limbic lobe)
  3. Storage (cortex - close to sensation they associated with)
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What makes up the basal ganglion?

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  1. Striatum (caudate & putamen)
  2. Globus Pallidus
  3. Subthalmic nuclei
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Function of basal ganglion?

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coordination of meaningful movement
- encourages intended movements while inhibiting others

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Loss of function of basal ganglion is in what diseases (3)?

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  1. Parkinsons
  2. Huntingtons
  3. Turets

= remorse, random movements, fiddiculty initiating, vocal utterances, personality changes

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What are the limbic structures (2)?

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  1. Amyglada
  2. Hippocampus
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Hippocampus function?

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long term memory & retrieval

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Amygdala function?

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emotional responses
-attaches emotions to memories
-memories related to fear

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Thalamus function?

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  • relay centre for sensory info to cortex
    -relays info to help refine motor skill (basal ganglion, cerebellum)
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Hypothalamus function (3)?

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  1. Regulates autonomic NS
  2. controls endocrine system & pituitary gland
  3. some thalamic nuclei modulate emotion & memory function
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Cerebellum function?

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  • compares info from R about joint proprioception & movement, gravity & eqm
  • uses info to adjust movements formulated in prefrontal cortex “error corrects”

NEUROANATOMY: coordination of voluntary movement, posture & balance

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Highly folded structure that takes 10% mass of brain?

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What makes up the brainstem?

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1.midbrain
2. pons
3. medulla

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Brainstem function?

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all pathways that bring sensory info into CNS or motor info out of CNS

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Do damaged neruons/axons regenerate in CNS? PNS?

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CNS: no
PNS: common

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What do the components of the white mater of the spinal cord carry?

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Dorsal column: proprioception, vibration, fast pain fibers (sensory)

Anterior & lateral column: pain, temp, itch, sensory to pain

Anterior column: motor info to skeletal muscle

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What does gray matter of spinal cord have?

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Dorsal horns: Sensory/afferent to CNS

Ventral horns: Motor/efferent away from CNS (skeletal m)

*back brain front

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What info does lateral and anterior corticospinal tract carry?
Lateral: fine movement of extremities Anterior: movements of the trunk
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Corticospinal tract pathway? (general motor)
Motor plan formed (prefrontal cortex) > Primary neuron activated in prefrontal lobe > Axons travel down brainstem & cross over & medullary pyramids > 1 OR 2 1. Activation of primary neuron in ventral horn > stimulate skeletal m. contraction 2. Activation of motor neuron in ventral horn > modify reflexes
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How does cerebellar modify motor plans (3)?
1. Intergrates info from proprioceptors (spinocerebellar tract) & inner ear (vestibulocerebellar tract) 2. Compares the motor plan generated by frontal lobe that was relayed by pons 3. Adjusts by communicating via thalamus to front lobe =refines movements relayed by corticopsinal tract
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Motor system relies of info from? 2 pathways?
proprioceptors! 1. Dorsal column-medial leminsical system: R > dorsal horn > dorsal column > thalamus > post central gyrus 2. Spinocerebellar system: R > dorsal horn > dorsal lateral column > cerebellum
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What are reflexes? their function?
- fast involuntary sequence of movements that only require simple neuron connection (no brainstem/spinal cord) - FNC: protective/ stabilizing
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Stretch reflex?
FNC: maintains posture - muscle stretches & contracts > stumulates motor neuron in ventral horn -inhibits antagonist m
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Muscle spindle?
proprioceptor that senses muscle stretch
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Tendon Reflex?
FUNC: prevents tendon tearing during excessive force -tendon stretches, agonist muscle contracts > stimulate motor neuron in ventral horn ex. patellar, triceps
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Withdrawl reflex?
-in response to painful stimuli
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Plantar reflex?
-in response to an irritating stimuli (lateral side stroke), foot plantar flexes & toes curl -in response to corticospinal tract
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Cerebellar tests (4)?
1. Rapid alternating eye movements 2. Point-to-point movements 3. Heal to shin movements 4. Gait -test cerebellar ability to evaluate body position & provide feedback
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What does Romberg sign evalaute & what is the test?
EVALUATES: function of dorsal columns (sensory info from proprioceptors to cerebellum & pareital cortex) TEST: pt stands with feet together, eyes closed & if looses balance = positive sign
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What does pronator drive evaluate & what is the test?
EVALUATES: cortiospinal tract (precentral gyrus & prefrontal cortex) TEST: pt stands with arm in front supine, eyes closed, if they fit (pronate) = positive test

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