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14 Cards in this Set
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Uncus
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Found on the anterior medial portion of the parahippocampal gyrus.
Belongs to the Limbic System and is involved in emotions, especially fear. The Amygdala organizes the sympathetic response to fear. |
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Primary Motor Cortex Area 4
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Located at the precentral gyrus and the anterior paracentral lobule.
Function - Voluntary motor movement. |
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Supplementary Motor Area 6
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Superior to the Premotor Area (6)
Function - Action initiation and influences discal musculature. |
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Premotor Area 6
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Inferior to Supplementary Motor Area (6)
Function - Action initiation and influences proximal musculature. |
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Broca's Area / Area 44
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Located on the posterior aspect of the inferior frontal gyrus, specifically on the operculum, in the language hemisphere of the brain.
NOTE: Broca's Area is only located in the language hemisphere. Function - Motor speech |
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Primary Somatosensory Cortex Area 3, 1, 2 / SI
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Located at the postcentral gyrus and posterior paracentral lobule.
Contains the sensory homonculus. Function - Somatosensory |
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Areas 5 & 7 / Posterior Parietal Cortex
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Area 5 - Involved with somatic sensation.
Area 7 - Visual stimuli. |
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Areas 5 & 7 / Posterior Parietal Cortex:
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Astereognosis - Unable to recognize objects when eyes are closed and their feeling the object.
Neglect Syndrome - Cerebral infarct in the right cerebral hemisphere. |
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Primary Visual Cortex Area 17 & 18 & 19
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Located at the upper and lower banks of the calcarine sulcus.
Function - Vision |
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Primary Auditory Cortex Area 41
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Located on a portion of the superior temporal gyrus.
Function - Hearing |
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Auditory Association Area 42
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Located on a portion of the superior temporal gyrus surrounding the primary auditory cortex area 41.
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Wernicke's Area / Area 22
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Located on the posterior third of the superior temporal gyrus of the language hemisphere of the brain.
Function - Comprehension of the written and spoken word. |
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Auditory Association Area 42
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Located on a portion of the superior temporal gyrus surrounding the primary auditory cortex area 41.
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Wernicke's Area / Area 22
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Located on the posterior third of the superior temporal gyrus of the language hemisphere of the brain.
Function - Comprehension of the written and spoken word. |
