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17 Cards in this Set
- Front
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The cerebrum derivates from what embryonic structure?
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telencephalon
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The topography of the cerebral cortex consists of what three elements?
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fissures (deep grooves)
gyri (hills) sulci (furrows) |
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What are the four major elements of the cerebral hemispheres?
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1. cerebral cortex of gray matter
2. underlying white matter 3. discrete masses of gray matter at the base of the cerebrum (basal nuclei) 4. lateral ventricles |
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The frontal lobe is concerned with what?
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itellectual functions, aggression, sexual behavior, olfaction, speech, and voluntary movement
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Where is Broca's area of speech?
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frontal lobe of the left hemisphere
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The primary motor area is also known as?
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precentral gyrus
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What separates the frontal lobe from the parietal lobe?
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central suclcus
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The parietal lobe is concerned with?
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body sensory awareness-taste, language, abstract reasoning, body imaging
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What is the temporal concerned with?
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limbic portion: fromation of emotions
nonlimbic portion: interpretation of language and hearing, a major memory processing area |
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What is the occipital lobe concerned with?
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receiving, interpreting, and discriminating visual stimuli from optic tract
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What is the limbic lobe?
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center of emotional behavior
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The left hemisphere deals with? right hemisphere deals with?
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left: higher functions (math, analytical, verbal)
right: visual, spatial, and musical orientation |
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What are the two basal nuclei?
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caudate and lenticular (putamen and globus pallidus)
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What are the basal nuclei concerned with?
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maintenance of muscle tone and programming of subconscious, sequential postural adjustments, monitor descending mkotor commands from cerebral cortex
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Thalamic nuclei do what?
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-integrate sensory experiences for appropriate motor response
-integrate specific sensory input with emotional responses -regulate and maintain the conscious state |
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What are the subthalamic nuclei concerned with?
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motor activity
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The epithalamus or _____, produces what hormone?
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pineal gland, melatonin
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