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25 Cards in this Set
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List the components of the Telencephalon
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Cerebral Cortex
Rhinencephalon Basal Ganglia Limbic System |
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List the components of the Diencephalon
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Pineal gland
Thalamus Hypothalamus |
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List the components of the Mesencephalon.
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Superior colliculus
Inferior colliculus |
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Name the lobes of the cerebral cortex.
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Frontal
Temporal Parietal Occipital |
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What is the general function of the frontal lobe?
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somatic sensory and motor
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What is the general function of the temporal lobe?
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olfactory
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What is the general function of the parietal lobe?
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auditory
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What is the general function of the occipital lobe?
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vision
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What are the two parts of the Rhinencephalon?
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olfactory
hippocampus (non-olfactory) |
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What is the general function of the hippocampus?
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emotion
recent memory autonomic function |
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What is the general function of the basal ganglia?
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automatic movement
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What is the general function of the limbic system?
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emotion
behaviours |
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What is the general function of the pineal gland?
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circadian rhythm
oestrus cycles some endocrine |
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What is the general function of the thalamus?
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recognition (no localisation)
limited interpretation relay centre |
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What is the general function of the hypothalamus?
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sleep/wakefulness
temperature regulation H2O balance appetite emotion |
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What is the general function of the superior colliculus?
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reflexes associated with light
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What is the general function of the inferior colliculus?
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reflexes associated with sound
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What are the componants of the metencephalon?
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pons
cerebellum |
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What are the components of the cerebellum?
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neocerebellum (dentate nucleus)
archicerebellum |
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What is the general function of the pons?
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Connecting neural bundles
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What is the general function of the neocerebellum?
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motor activity:
- limb coordination - posture - muscle tone |
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What is the general function of the archicerebellum?
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equilibrium:
- equilibrium - muscle tone - axial posture |
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What are the components of the myelencephalon?
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medulla
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What is the general function of the medulla?
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control centres
cranial nerve origins relay pathways |
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What are two structures of the medulla, and what is their significance?
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trapezoid bodies - auditory nerves decuss here
pyramids - upper motor neurons decuss here |
