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what are the 3 components of the diencephalon?
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thalamus
hypothalamus pineal gland |
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what is the location and function of the thalamus
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surrounds 3rd ventricle and it attaches an emotion to a stimuli
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1. location of the hypothalmus?
2. Function? |
1.Below thalamus
2.Regulates homeostasis |
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1. location of pineal gland?
2.Function |
posterior portion of diencephalon
2. produces melatonin and regulates sleep cycle |
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4 functions of the lymbic system?
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Memory, Motivitaion, olfactory, emotions
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Function of the amygdala
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its the rage center
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function of the hippocampus
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learning and memory
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function of the fornix
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carries signals to from the hippocampus to the hypothalamus
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damage of the limbic systems can cause?
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memory loss, loss of smell, inhability to recognize fear and face expression
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frontal lobe function
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descion making and motor commands
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parietal lobe function?
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sensory analysis
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occipital lobe function
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analyzes vissual imput
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/temporal lobe function
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analyze auditory input
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an outward fold of tissue
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gyri
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shallow grove
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sulcli
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a large indentation in the brain
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longitudinal fissure
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impulses travel between gyri in the same hemisphere
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association fibers
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transmit impules from gyri in one hemisphere to other
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commisural fibers
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ascending and descending fibers that relay info to the cerebrum and other structures
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projection fibers
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what is the basal nuclei and its function
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group of several nuclei within the cerebrum and its function is to reciebve sensory and motor infro from the cerebum
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how many neurons are involeved in the sesnory pathway?
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3
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where is the the sensory humuclus and why are some sections bigger then others?
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mapped out in the brain and they have more nerves then others
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what are 4 factors that contribute to the interpretation of the sensory stimulus
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#of neurons, neurons relay certain info, frequency
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what is the significance of the association areas?
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they have circuits going to other lobes and strucutures
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how many neurons in the motor pathway? where does it start?
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2 (brain to down)
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AReas that contribute to the formation of motor commands
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Basal nuclei (muscletone)
*cerebrum* (corrective movemnet) premotor area (sequencial movement) Broccas (speech) |
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what are the 3 integrative centers
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wernickes area
prefrontal cortex broccas area |
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right hemisphere does hat?
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controls left side of the body,
visual info, artistic, Creativity |
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left hemisphere does what?
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controls right side of body, sppech/language, logical thinking, decision making
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Somatic nervous system releases
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ACh
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Autonomic nervous system neurons releases
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Ach or NE
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in a SNS the neurons exit through where? ganglia are where? preganglionic neurons are? and post ganglioninc neurons are
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thoracolumbar region, spinal cord, cholenergic, adrenergic or cholenenrgic,
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in the pns the preganglionic neurons exit through the? the ganglia are located where? and the pre and postganglionic neurons are?
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craniosacral region. effector organ, cholenergic
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2 types of cholinergic receptors, what do they bind to?
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nicotinic and muscarcinc , ACh
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how are nicotonic and muscarininc receptros diffrent
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N can be found on PG dendrites and cell bodies, while M can be found at effector. N = depolarized M = hyperpolarized or depolarized
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What are found on most effectors stimulated by postganglionic neurons of the sns?
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adrenergic receptors
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What does adrenergic receptors bind to and how is it removed?
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NE E and enzymes and reuptake
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first order neurons in the olfactory path serve what function?
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form olfactory nerve
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where is the 2nd order neurons in the olfact path
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olfactory tract
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what cranial nerves transmit guastory impulses,
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7 9 10
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avascualar trasnparent coat that is curved to focus light on lense
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cornea
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transparent structure that helps to focus image on the retina
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lens
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covers eyeball, opaque ct, white of the eye
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sclera
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colored portion of the eye, muscle that extends between cornea and lens,
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iris
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contract when stim by pns causing pupil to constrict
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cicrular muscles
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contract when stim by sns causeing pupil to dialate
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radial muscle
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muscle that attaches to lense via zone fibers and controls cervature of lense
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ciliary body
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fluid filled cavaity positioned between cornea and iris
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anterior chmaber
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fluid filled cavaity behinf lens
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vitreaous chamber
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vascualr portion that lines sclera
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choriod
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location where axons exit eye, blind spot
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optic disc
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mucus memebrane that lines the outside of the eye and also inner surface of eye lid
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conjunctiva
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what is responsible for most refraction?
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cornea
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lipid souluble hormones? describe its mechanism of action
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T3 T4; passesnthrough memebrane, enter nucleaus and bind with receptor links with dna and can now make protein
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non-lipid soluble?
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protein hormones
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to much hormone
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hypersecretion
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to little hormone
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hyposecretion
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3 ways growth hormones promote growth,
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Incr amino accid uptake
incr lipolysis incr glycogenolysis |
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bllod glucose levels are to low, the hypathalmus will create GH to regualte Glucose level
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hypoglycemia
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bllod glucose leves are to high so the hypothalmus respngs by stoppin production of gh
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hyperglycima
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