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What is meninges

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Membrane that surround brain

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What are the 4 spaces of brain called

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Ventricles

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What do cell lining in ventricles produce

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Cerebro spinal fluid

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3 features of cerebro spinal fluid

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  • supplies nutrients
  • supplies oxygen
  • contains antibodies and white blood cells
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What are the 3 region of brain called

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Forebrain
Midbrain
Hindbrain

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What does hindbrain control

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Basic homeostatic functions

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2 things that are contained in hindbrain

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  • cerebellum
  • medulla oblongata
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What does cerebellum do

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Carries out voluntary tasks requiring fine muscle control

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What does medulla oblongata do

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Basic homeostatic functions like blood pressure and heartbeat , thirst

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What does midbrain do

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Relay information for vision and hearing

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What does forebrain contain

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Limbic system

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What is the components of forebrain limbic system

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Thalamus
Hypothalamus
Hippocampus

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Where is autonomic nervous system regulated in

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Hypothalamus

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Where does sympathetic NS show in Spinal cord

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Grey matter
Ganglions outside spinal cord

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Describe what happens to heart rate and ANS during exercise

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  • cardio-acceleratory centre is stimulated
    -nervous impulse travels along sympathetic nerve fibres to SAN
    -neurotransmitter noradrenaline released
    -binds to cell membrane receptors on SAN
  • SAN electrical discharge frequency increases
  • heart rate increases
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Describe what happens to ANS and heart rate when sleeping

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-cardio-inhibitory centre is stimulated
-nervous impulse travels to parasympathetic nerve fibres to SAN
-neurotransmitter acetylcholine released
-binds to cell membrane receptors on SAN
-SAN electrical discharge decreases in frequency
-heart rate decreases

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Which cerebral hemisphere is dominant

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Left

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4 features of cerebral hemisphere

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  • outer most 2-3mm is grey (cell bodies)
  • inner areas white (myelinated)
  • folded
  • evolutionary link - neocortex
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Name 4 lobes of cerebral hemisphere

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Frontal
Temporal
Parietal
Occipital

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Describe frontal lobe

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Personality
Emotion , reasoning , planning , problem solving
Broca’s area for speech in dominant hemisphere
Contains motor cortex

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Describe temporal lobe

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Auditory cortex
Learning and memory
Left hemisphere - wenicke area
Lateral

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Describe parietal lobe

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Taste
Visual / spacial processing
Somatosensory cortex

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Describe occipital lobe

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What does sensory cortex do

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Receives external input from body sensors by the thalamus

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What does motor cortex do
Sends information to effectors again switched in the corpus collosum
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2 types of stroke
Ischaemic Haemorrhagic
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What are ischaemic stokes
Blood clots
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What are Haemorrhagic stroke
Bleeding into brain
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2 types of homunculus
Sensory Motor
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What is sensory homunculus
Relative sensitivity of parts of body as represented in sensory cortex Highest density of receptors and sensory neurones
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What is motor homunculus
Shows motor control of different parts of body in motor cortex
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What is Broca’s area
Can understand can’t speak
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What is wernicke area
Can’t understand Can speak
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Which area does Broca’s area affect
Motor area
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Define neuroplasticity
Ability for brain to change
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2 types of neuroplasticity
Synaptic Non synaptic
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What is synaptic neuroplasticity
When synapse change in strength
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What is non synaptic neuroplasticity
Synapse not affected
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Define innat behaviour
Behaviour we are born with
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Define Kinesis
Whole organism moves but not to a particular direction
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Define taxis
When whole organism moves to a particular direction
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3 types of innate behaviour
Kinesis Taxis Reflex
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Define habituation
Learning to ignore stimuli with no consequences
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Define imprinting
Very early stages of birth / mammals follow large moving object and is reinforced by warmth and food
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Define latent learning
Done without a reward
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Define insight learning
Complex behaviour based on information previously learned
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Define imitation
Behaviour patterns passed down generations

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