The Axial-Limbic Brain
What part of the central nervous system is the one involved in involuntary regulation of functions of heart, lungs, blood vessels and some organs. Maintains body homeostasis.
Autonomic Nervous system
What is the difference between a structural and a functional image of the brain AND which one of these is used to identify whether a stroke occurred.
structural- static; functional- task based
structural used clinically (functional generally used for research)
This part of the neuron transmits information INTO the cell body.
Dendrites
Name the 4 lobes that can be identified on the outer surface of the brain. (need all 4 for credit)
frontal, parietal, occipital, temporal
What area of the brain is responsible for circulation of CSF?
ventricles
The Autonomic Nervous system is composed of two main divisions with opposing functions. What are the names of these 2 divisions?
Sympathetic- fight or flight
Parasympathetic- rest/digest
What type of brain imaging is used to visualize white matter tracts?
Diffusion Tensor Imaging (DTI)
The conduction of a neural impulse is initiated by an abrupt change in electrical potential, which is referred to as the
action potential
superior longitudinal fasciculus
What structure is considered the "relay station" of information?
thalamus
Which limbic system structure is most associated with learning and memory?
hippocampus
Name one type of speech disorder (not language disorder).
Apraxia of speech, dysarthria
Cytoplasm, nucleus, organelles, cytoskeleton make up what main part of the neuron?
cell body
The name of the point in the visual system where the nasal fields decussate.
optic chiasm
This area of the brain receives info from both ears, via ipsilateral medical geniculate body and is responsible for the preliminary processing of sounds/phonemes.
auditory cortex
What is the central structure for autonomic nervous system functions? (Imp for heart rate, vasodilation, blood pressure, respiration, inhibition of gut & bladder, Reproduction,Anger and fear, Body temperature regulation, Thirst, Hunger)
hypothalamus
This type of aphasia tends to be the result of a lesion to the posterior inferior frontal gyrus.
Broca's
The name of the period following depoloarization in which no amount of stimulation can cause the neuron to fire again.
absolute refractory period.
This structure is located at the base of the brain posterior to the brain stem.
cerebellum
protopathic and epicritic information are processed in this part of the brain
sensory cortex
What part of the axial-limbic brain is critical for the regulation of respiration and swallowing?
Brainstem Reticular Formation
If someone with aphasia said, "don't touch my jeggery" the word jeggery would be considered what type of paraphasia?
neologism
The space called between the dendrite of one neuron and the axon of another is called the
synapse
This area of the brain is located in the posterior frontal lobe, is just anterior to the central sulcus, and is also known as Brodmann area 4.
Motor cortex
This subcortical structure is important for refining cortically initiated motor movements and adjusting automatic movements but NOT for initiating motor movements.
basal ganglia