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Primary Motor Cortex (Function)
Each region controls voluntary skeletal muscle groups on the contralateral side of the body.
Primary Somatosensory Cortex (Function)
Receives sensory input from contralateral side of the body.
Premotor cortex (Function)
Planning movements and controlling learned, skilled, movements.
Somatosensory association area (Function)
Integrates and interprets sensory inputs, especially touch.
Broca's area (Function)
Translates thoughts to speech
Primary visual cortex (Function)
Recieves sensory input regarding shape, color, and movement.
Frontal eye field (Function)
Controlls voluntary scanning movements of the eye.
Visual association area (Function)
Relates present and past visual experiences so you can recognize things.
Primary auditory cortex (Function)
Recieves input from the cochlea of the ear.
Olfactory Cortex (Function)
Recieves input related to smell and functions in awareness of odors.
Auditory Association Area (Function)
Perception of sound
Gustatory Cortex (Function)
Taste is consiously percieved
Vestibular Cortex (Function)
Consious awareness of balance.
Prefrontal Cortex (Function)
Intellect and complex learning, cognition.
Common integrative area (Function)
Integrates sensory interpretations from association areas, allows thoughts to be formed, and transmits signals to other parts of the brain for appropriate response to signal.
Wernicke's area (Function)
Translates words to meaning. Interprets meaning of speech.
Affective Language Area (Function)
Ask s/o
Primary Motor Cortex (Location)
Precentral gyrus of frontal lobe
Primary Somatosensory Cortex (Location)
Postcentral gyrus of frontal lobe
Premotor cortex (Location)
Frontal lobe
Somatosensory association area (Location)
Parietal lobe
Broca's area (Location)
Frontal lobe, close to lateral sulcus (on left hemisphere only)
Primary visual cortex (Location)
Posterior occipital lobe
Frontal eye field (Location)
Frontal lobe
Visual association area (Location)
Occipital lobe
Primary auditory cortex (Location)
Temporal lobe
Olfactory Cortex (Location)
Temporal lobe
Auditory Association Area (Location)
Temporal lobe
Gustatory Cortex (Location)
Base of parietal lobe
Vestibular Cortex (Location)
Posterior insula
Prefrontal Cortex (Location)
Anterior of frontal lobe
Common integrative area (Location)
Parietal lobe (only one hemisphere)
Wernicke's area (Location)
Left temporal and parietal lobe
Affective language area (Location)
ask s/o
Alpha Waves (describe/when?)
Description: Low amplitude, slow, rhythmic

When? Calm, restful state of awakeness
Beta Waves (describe/when?)
Description: More irregular than alpha waves and higher frequency

When? Mentally alert and concentrating
Theta Waves (describe/when?)
Description: Slow, more irregular

When? Sometimes during sleep, often in children and frustrated adults, and in brain disorders.
Delta Waves (describe/when?)
Description: High amplitude, low frequency

When? During deep sleep and anesthetic
Commisural tracts (Function)
Conducts impulses from gyri in one hemisphere to gyri in the other hemisphere.
Associatino tracts (Function)
Conducts impulses between gyri in the same hemisphere.
Projection Fibers (Function)
Conducts impulses from and to lower part of the CNS
Mechanoreceptors (Stimulus)
Detects mechanical pressure or stretching
Thermoreceptors (Stimulus)
Detects changes in temperature
Nociceptors (Stimulus)
Detects stimuli that could cause chemical or mechanical harm
Photoreceptors (Stimulus)
Detects light energy
Chemoreceptors (Stimulus)
Detects chemicals in solution
Exteroceptors (Location)
Receptors located at or near the surface of the body.
Interoceptors (Location)
Receptors located in the walls of viscera and blood vessels.
Proprioceptors (Location)
Receptors located in the skeletal muscles, tendons, joints, ligaments, and CT coverings of bones and muscles.
Exteroceptors (Stimulus Selectivity)
Detect outside temperature, pain, touch, and pressure.
Interoceptors (Stimulus Selectivity)
Detect internal temperature, pressure change
Proprioceptors (Stimulus Selectivity)
Detect body position, tension in muscles and tendons, joint activity.
Meissner's corpuscles (location)
Encapsulated dendritic ending found in the dermal papillae of hairless skin
Krause's end bulbs (location)
Encapsulated dendritic ending found in mucous membranes.
Pacinian corpuscles (location)
Encapsulated dendritic ending found deep in the dermis and subcutaneous layer
Muscle spindles (location)
Encapsulated dendritic ending wrapped around muscle fibers
Ruffini's corpuscles (location)
Encapsulated dendritic ending found deep in the dermis and subcutaneous layer and in the joints, tendons, and ligaments.
Golgi tendon organ (location)
Encapsulated dendritic ending found at the junction of tendons and muscles.
Joint Kinesthetic Receptors (location)
Encapsulated dendritic endings found in joints.
Meissner's corpuscles (structure)
Spiraling dendritic endings in an egg shaped CT capsule.
Krause's end bulbs (structure)
Similar in structure to Meissner's corpuscles.
Pacinian Corpuscles (structure)
Large with one dendritic ending surrounded by many Schwann cells and the whole thing is surrounded by a CT capsule.
Muscle spindles (structure)
Wraps around muscle spindle and is enclosed by a CT capsule and anchors spindle to perimysium and epimyseum.
Ruffini's corpuscles (structure)
Many dendritic endings enclosed by a flattened CT capsule.
Golgi tendon organ (structure)
Capsule encloses collagen fibers and sensory nerve endings
Joint Kinesthetic Receptors (structure)
Includes lots of different types of free and encapsulated nerve endings.
Meissner's corpuscles (function)
A phasic receptor that responds to light touch (in hairless skin).
Krause's end bulbs (function)
A phasic receptor that responds to light touch (in mucous membranes).
Pacinian corpuscles (function)
A phasic receptor that responds to deep pressure and vibrations
Muscle spindles (function)
A tonic receptor that detects muscle length
Ruffini's corpuscles (function)
A tonic receptor that responds to deep and continuous pressure as well as proprioception and tactile functions.
Golgi tendon organ (function)
A tonic receptor that detects muscle tension.
Joint Kinesthetic Receptors
Phasic receptors that detect joint position and movement.
Lateral Corticospinal tract (Type of info)
Controls muscles in distal parts of the limbs
Anterior Corticospinal Tract (Type of info)
Control movements of the axial skeleton
Corticobulbar Tract (Type of info)
Controls precise voluntary movements of muscles in the face and neck
Anterior Spinothalamic (Type of info)
crude touch, pressure, tickle, itch, pain
Lateral Spinothalamic (Type of info)
Pain, temperature
Fasciculus Cuneatus (Type of info)
Fine sensations (Proprioception, touch, pressure) in upper body that can be localized to a specific place
Fasciculus Gracilis (Type of info)
Fine sensations (Proprioception, touch, pressure) in lower body that can be localized to a specific place
Anterior spinocerebellar tract (Type of info)
Proprioception in the trunk and lower limbs
Posterior spinocerebellar tract (Type of info)
Proprioception in the trunk and lower limbs