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26 Cards in this Set
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What is the most ancient part of the brain |
Brain stem |
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What does the medulla do |
Automatically controls the beating of heart, breathing of lungs, etc |
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What does the pons do |
Relay info between parts of the brain |
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What is the cerebellum responsible for |
Non verbal learning and memory, time perception, modulating emotiona |
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What is the amygdala |
Two Lima bean sized clusters of neutrons involved in memory, consolidation and emotion |
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What does the hypothalamus do |
Regulates body temperature, circadian rhythms, and hunger. Helps govern endocrine system |
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What is the hippocampus responsible for? |
Learning and memory |
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What is the frontal lobe responsible for |
Speaking, planning, judging, abstract thinking, personality |
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What is the Broca’s area |
Associated with language use and production of language. Part of the frontal lobe of the cerebral cortex |
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What does the parietal lobe do |
Sense of touch, temperature awareness, some areas for emotions and interpreting speech |
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What is the occipital lobe responsible for? |
VISION |
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What are the temporal lobes responsible for |
Process sound and some visual info, verbal memory |
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What does the cerebellum help coordinate |
Muscular activity |
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What is the brain stem’s function |
Vital role in relating info between the body and the higher regions of the brain |
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Which three parts of the brain help with basic human functions (breathing, heart rate, lungs, appetite) |
Midbrain, pons, medulla oblongata |
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What is the corpus collosum made of and what does it do |
Relay info between left and right hemispheres. Made of myelinated axon sheaths |
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Which lobe is responsible for concentration |
Frontal |
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What lobe is responsible for touch, pain, and pressure |
Parietal |
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What lobe is responsible for most auditory information |
Temporal |
Tory |
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Which lobe contains the wernicke’s area |
Temporal |
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What area in the temporal lobe is associated with written and spoken language |
Wernicke’s area |
Written |
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Which part of the brain are you using if you’re cramming for a test (short term memory) |
Hippocampus |
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What part of the brain controls sexual and social behaviour |
Amygdala |
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Where are the amygdala and hippocampus located |
Temporal lobe |
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What do meninges do |
Protect the brain |
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What are the three layers of meninges |
Dura mater, arachnoid and Pia mater |
Tough mother ****** eats spiders but remains a gentle mother |
