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10 Cards in this Set
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Anterior
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Also referred to as "rostral". It means the front region when referring to anatomical parts.
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Posterior
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Also referred to as "caudal". It means the back region when referring to anatomical parts.
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Dura mater
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Outer membrane, lining inside skull
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Arachnoid membrane
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Thickest layer and contains blood vessels
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Pia mater
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Directly covers brain
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Paul Broca
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Neurosurgeon (1824-1880) that suggests a specific area in the brain called the, "Broca's area" which controls the prodiction of speech
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Karl Wernicke
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(1848-1905) that sugests a specific region in the back of the brain controls the understanding of language.
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Arcuate fasiculus
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Part of brain that connects Broca's area with Wenicke's area
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Karl Lashley
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(1890-1950) suggests that memory is a diffused contact to the cerebral cortex by using an experiment with rats and removed brain tissue which created legions. This argued memory is not localized to any specific point.
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Hippocampus
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Lies inside the medial temporal lobe and controls long term memory
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