Parts of the Brain Flashcards
1
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What are the 3 structures that protect the brain?
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- Skull
- Cerebrofluid
- Meninges
2
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Function of cerebellum
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- located at the base of the brain
- called ‘little brain’
- muscle-coordination and balance
3
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Function of Pons
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- the largest part of the brain stems that functions as a connection between the cerebrum and cerebellum
- regulates breathing and sleep cycles
4
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Function of Outer Cerebral Cortex
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- the outer layer of the cerebrum
- plays a key role in memory, thinking, learning, reasoning, problem-solving, emotions, consciousness, and functions relating to senses.
5
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Function of Frontal Lobe
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- used for problem-solving, decision-making, planning, expression of emotion and personality.
- production of speech (Broca’s aphasia)
6
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Location and Function of Primary Motor Cortex
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- Located in the frontal lobe
- Initiates voluntary muscle movement
- The larger the area of PMC assigned to a part part, the more dextrous (skilled) it will be
- takes information from Broca’s area and tells the muscles of your face, mouth, tongue, lips, and throat how to move to form speech.
7
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Function of Parietal Lobe
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- used to process sensory information and for spatial awareness/direction.
- located upper back half of brain
8
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Location and Function of Primary Somatosensory Cortex
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- located in Parietal Lobe
- receives and processes information about touch, temperature, and position of muscles.
- the larger the area of PSC assigned to the body part, the more sensitive it will be.
9
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Function of Occipital Lobe
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- dedicated to vision and visual processing
- The left lobe receives information from the right visual field, and the right lobe receives information from the left visual field
- Contains primary visual cortex
10
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Function of Temporal Lobe
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- located next to the ears
- responsible for hearing, language comprehension and recognising faces, places, paintings and songs.
- contains Primary Auditory Cortex
11
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Broca’s Aphasia
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- located in the LEFT frontal lobe
- responcible for motor speech production.
- they struggle with the production of fluent speech, experiencing difficulty forming words, but can understand other people’s speech
- struggle to form words, limited language
12
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Wernicke’s Aphasia
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- located LEFT temporal lobe
- responcible for the comprehension of speech, including the interpretation of the sound of human speech
- reading is difficult due to comprehension difficulties
- include words that aren’t needed
13
Q
What nutrients do neurons need?
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Glucose, fatty acids, amino acids
14
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What wastes are removed?
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Carbon Dioxide, Water
15
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Function of Brain Stem
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- regulates survival functions eg heartbeat, blood pressure and breathing rates
