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18 Cards in this Set
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Nervous system |
Is the master controlling and communicating system of the body |
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2 types structural classification |
Cns and PNS |
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2 functional classification |
Sensory or afferent division and motor or efferent division |
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2 types of afferent division |
Somatic sensory (afferent) division and visceral sensory fibers or visceral afferent |
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2 subdivisions of motor division |
Somatic nervous system and autonomic nervous system |
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2 types of ANS or involuntary nervous system |
Sympathetic and parasympathetic |
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4 regions of the brain |
Cerebral hemispheres Diencephalon Brain stem Cerebellum |
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3 basic regions of cerebral hemispheres |
Cortex of gray matter White matter Basal nuclei |
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Cortical area for our ability to speak |
Broca's area |
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Allows us to consciously move our skeletal muscles Anterior to the central sulcus |
Primary motor area |
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Body map on the motor cortex |
Motor homunculus |
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Allows us to recognize pain, coldness, or a light touch |
Primary somatic sensory area |
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Elevated ridges of tissue |
Gyri (gyrus, s.) |
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Shallow grooves Separates gyrus |
Sulci (sulcus, s.) |
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Less numerous and the deeper grooves |
Fissures |
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Areas involve a higher intellectual reasoning and socially acceptable behavior Anterior part of the frontal lobe |
Anterior association area |
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Recognizing patterns and faces, and blending several different inputs into an understanding of the whole situation |
Posterior association area |
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Located at the junction of the temporal, parietal, and occipital lobes to sound our words |
Speech area |
