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WHAT IS |
Split brain surgery is when the two hemisphere are severed to prevent epileptic seizures |
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WHAT IS BROCAS AREA? |
>located in the frontal lobe LEFT hemisphere >helps movement of mouth muscles |
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WHAT IS WERNICKES AREA? |
>located in left temporal lobe >"comprehension centre" |
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>ONLY CONCRETE WORDS ARE PRONOUNCED. |
BROCAS APHASIA |
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>INTERELLATES WITH THE BRAIN AND SPINAL CORD |
CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM |
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THE NEURON RESPONSIBLE FOR CARRYING MESSAGES AWAY FROM THE CNS TOWARDS MUSCLES AND GLANDS ENABLING BODILY MOVEMENT AND ACTIVATE ORGANS AND SECRETIONS |
MOTOR NEURON |
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PREPARES BODY TO DEAL WITH ANY POTENTIAL DANGER AND IS GOVERNED BY SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM... |
FIGHT OR FLIGHT RESPONSE |
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THE THREE NEURONS ARE CALLED... |
>SENSORY NEURON |
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APHASIA IS ... |
DESCRIBED AS BRAIN DAMAGE THAT AFFECTS SPEECH USUALLY IN BROCAS OR WRNICKES AREA. |
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RESPONSIBLE FOR DELIVERING INFORMATION AND GOVERNS OUR VOLUNTARY MOVEMENTS THROUGH ITS CONTROL OF OUR SKELETAL MUSCLES .... WHAT IS THIS? |
SOMATIC SENSORY |
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THE LOBE THAT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COORDINATION OF MOVEMENTS AND SENSES, AND REGISTERS BODILY SENSATIONS... |
PARIETAL LOBE |
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THE LOBE ASSOCIATED WITH HIGHER ORDER THINKING AND CONTAINS PRIMARY MOTOR CORTEX... |
FRONTAL LOBE |
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THE HEMISPHERE THAT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR LANGUAGE AND SPEECH... |
LEFT HEMISPHERE |
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THE FUNCTION OF RETURNING THE BODY TO ITS RESTING STATE OF RECOVERY AND LOWERS THE RESPONSE OF A FEARFUL SITUATION... |
PARASYMPATHETIC DIVISION |