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42 Cards in this Set
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"bark" or outer surface
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cortex
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separates the left and right cerebral hemispheres
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interhemispheric fissure
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outfoldings of the cortex
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gyri
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infoldings of the cortex
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sulci
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deep infoldings of the cortex
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fissures
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divides the parietal and frontal lobes
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central sulcus
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predominates planning and initiation of voluntary motion
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frontal lobe
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where is the motor strip located?
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frontal lobe
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where is the premotor region found?
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frontal lobe
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precentral gyrus is also known as the.....
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motor strip
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primary reception site for somatic sense
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parietal lobe
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where somatic sensory info is received
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postcentral gyrus
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where is the angular gyrus found?
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parietal lobe
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the site of auditory reception
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temporal lobe
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wernicke's area is found in the posterior portion of the.....?
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temporal lobe
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the specific site of auditory reception
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Heschl's gyrus
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receives visual information
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occipital lobe
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provides communication concerning sensation and memory among the diverse regions of the two hemispheres by means of myelinated fibers
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corpus callosum
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connect the cortex with distant locations
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projection fibers
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provide communication between regions of the same hemisphere
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association fibers
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fibers that run from major regions of one hemisphere to the corresponding region of the opposite hemisphere
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commissural fibers
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what is strongly implicated in memory function?
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hippocampus
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final sensory relay
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thalamus
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regulates reproductive behavior and physiology, desire, or perception of need for food and water, perception of satiation, control of digestive processes, and metabolic functions including maintenance of water balance and body temperature.
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hypothalamus
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cerebral artery that supplies the medial surface of the frontal and parietal lobes, corpus callosum, basal ganglia, and the anterior limb internal capsule
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anterior cerebral artery
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cerbral artery that courses laterally along the inferior surface of the brain and through the lateral (Sylvian) fissure, providing blood to the lateral surface of the hemispheres, including the temporal lobe, motor strip, Wernicke's area, sensory reception regions, and association area.
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middle cerebral artery
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serves the inferior temporal and occipital lobes, the medialoccipital lobe and primary visual cortex, upper midbrain, diencephalon, and cerebellum.
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posterior cerebral artery
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responsible for coordination of sensory and motor commands to facilitate movement
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cerebellum
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separates the two cerebellar hemispheres
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the primary fissure of the cerebellum
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voluntary functions are the domain of the.....?
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cerebellum
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muscle and join position sensation
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deep sensation
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the sense of the body in motion
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kinesthetic sense
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cranial nerves are part of the ________ nervous system.
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peripheral
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ascending or sensory pathways are referred to as_______.
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afferent
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descending or motor pathways are referred to as_______.
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efferent
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information generally enters the ________ of the neuron and exits at the ___________.
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dendrite/end buttons
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white fatty wrapping made up of Scwann cells (in the PNS) or oligodendrocytes (in the CNS) which speeds up neural conduction.
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myelin sheath
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gray matter is composed of groups of __________.
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cell bodies
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white matter refers to _________.
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myelin
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what makes up the brainstem?
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medulla oblongata, pons, and midbrain
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visual info is received by the ___________.
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occipital lobe
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serves the inferior temporal and occipital lobes, the medial occipital lobe and primary visual cortex, upper midbrain, diencephalon, and cerebellum.
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posterior cerebral artery
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