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The Brain Flashcards

1
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Three sections of the brain

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Cerebrum, Diencephalon, Brain Stem

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Where is gray matter located?

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outer layer of the cerebrum

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3
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What is gray matter mostly composed of?

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neuron cell bodies

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What is fiber tracts inside the gray matter?

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white matter

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5
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What are examples of white matter?

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corpus callosum connects hemispheres

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What are internal islands of gray matter?

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basal nuclei

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7
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Where is basal nuclei located?

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deep inside the brain

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8
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What does basal nuclei do?

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sends impulses for motion

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9
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What disease damages basal nuclei? Why is it damaged?

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Parkinson disease, not sending out enough dopamine

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What is gyri?

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What the ridges are called on the cerebral hemisphere surface

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What is sulci?

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What the grooves are called on the cerebral hemisphere surface

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What are the parts of the brain stem?

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midbrain, pons, and medulla oblongata

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What are pons?

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the bulging center part of the brain stem

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14
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What are pons mostly composed of?

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fiber tracts

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15
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Pons use ____ to help the control of _____.

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nuclei; breathing

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16
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Where is the Medulla Oblongata located?

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lowest part of the brain stem

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17
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What nerve is related to the Medulla Oblongata?

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Vagus nerve

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18
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What does the Medulla Oblongata merge into?

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spinal cord

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19
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What does the Medulla Oblongata contain that are important?

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control centers

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What important control centers does the Medulla Oblongata contain?

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Heart rate control, Blood pressure regulation, Breathing, Swallowing, Vomiting

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21
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What is midbrain mostly composed of?

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tracts of nerve fibers

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What are the two bulging fiber tracts in the midbrain called?

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cerebral peduncles

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23
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What are the four rounded protrusions in the midbrain called?

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corpora quadrigemina

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24
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What do the corpora quadrigemina do?

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Reflex centers for vision and hearing

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25
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Where is Substantia Nigra found?

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Midbrain

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26
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What does Reticular Formation do?

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Diffuse mass of gray matter along the brain stem

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27
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What does Reticular Formation control?

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Involved in motor control of visceral organs

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28
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What is pia mater?

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Internal layer of meninges, Clings to the surface of the brain

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29
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What is dura mater?

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Double-layered external covering of the meninges

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30
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What are the 2 layers of dura mater?

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Periosteum and Meningeal

31
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What is the Arachnoid mater?

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Middle layer of the meninges, Web-like

32
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What are the four parts of the meninges?

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dura mater, pia mater, arachnoid mater and blood brain barrier

33
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Where is the Broca’s area located?

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cerebrum

34
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What is the Broca’s area involved with?

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our ability to speak, sends movements to mouth, tongue and throat so that we can move it

35
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What are the left and right hemispheres?

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Cerebral Hemispheres, Include more than half of the brain mass

36
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Where is the frontal eye field located?

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limbic system/ Substantia Nigra

37
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Where is the primary motor area located?

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specialized areas of the cerebrum

38
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what does the primary motor area do?

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sends impulses to skeletal muscles, frontal lobe, conscious thoughts

39
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What does the olfactory do in the cerebral area?

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it allows the sense of smell and is located in the temporal lobe

40
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What does the auditory do in the cerebral area?

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it allows hearing and is located in the temporal lobe

41
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what does the somatic sensory area do?

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receives impulses from the body’s touch sensory receptors- tactile

42
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What does the visual do in the cerebral area?

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it allows the sense of sight

43
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What is the Interpretation areas of the cerebrum involved in?

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Speech/language, Language comprehension, and General interpretation regions

44
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Where is the Interpretation areas of the cerebrum located?

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frontal lobe

45
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What does the the Interpretation areas of the cerebrum do?

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takes incoming information and puts it into context/ puts it together

46
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Where is the gustatory located and what does it do?

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Located in the lower part of the parietal, it allows taste

47
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What are the four lobes of the cerebrum?

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Frontal, Parietal, Occipital, Temporal

48
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what does the cerebellum consist of?

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Two hemispheres with convoluted surfaces

49
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What does the cerebellum do?

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coordinated muscular activities and allows you to sense where your body is

50
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What is the lateral sulcus?

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a deep fissure in each hemisphere that separates the frontal and parietal lobes from the temporal lobe.

51
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Where is the lateral sulcus located?

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lateral surface of the brain

52
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Where is the central sulcus located?

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the middle of the lateral surface of the brain

53
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What is the central sulcus?

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boundary between the frontal and parietal lobes

54
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What is the Longitudinal fissure

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it is the deep grooves that separate the cerebral hemispheres

55
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What is the functions of the Frontal association area?

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responsible for functions such as perception, decision-making as well as controlling thoughts.

56
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What does the Premotor area do?

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it plans and organizes movements

57
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What does the Wernicke’s area do?

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it is involved in comprehension and speech.

58
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What is the function of the Diencephalon?

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it is a relay and processing center for automatic control and sensory information.

59
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What are the three parts of the Diencephalon?

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thalamus, hypothalamus, and epithalamus

60
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What does the thalamus do?

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Transfers impulses to the correct part of the cortex for localization and interpretation, nerves loops through this first before the cerebrum

61
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What does the hypothalamus do?

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Important autonomic nervous system center (controls pituitary gland), Helps regulate body temperature, Controls water balance, Regulates metabolism, thirst and hunger (basic survival needs)

62
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What does the epithalamus do?

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Houses the pineal body (an endocrine gland)
Includes the choroid plexus – forms cerebro-spinal fluid
secretes melatonin

63
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Where is the pituitary gland attached to?

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the hypothalamus

64
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Where is the pineal body housed?

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epithalamus

65
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What is the mammillary gland function?

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It is involved with memory

66
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What does the Optic chiasm do?

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allows both eyes to see the same things at the same time

67
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What does the brain stem attach to?

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spinal cord

68
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what are the three parts of the brain stem?

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Midbrain, Pons, Medulla oblongata

69
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What does the Reticular formation do?

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it is involved with sleep/ consciousness/ alertness

70
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What is the function of Choroid plexuses?

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to produce cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)

71
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What is the primary function of the four ventricles?

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They are filled with CFS which help to protect the brain and transfer nutrients and waste

72
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What is the Cerebral aqueduct?

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a small space that allows CFS to flow from the third ventricle to the fourth

73
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What do the Lateral ventricles do?

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they contain CFS which help to protect the brain

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