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Final Exam: Section 4
Hippocampus
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Undergraduate 3
12/15/2015

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A role for the hippocampus in ______ was established when several cases of severe anterograde amnesia followed bilateral temporal lobectomies in humans
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memory formation
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_______ is newly acquired information that decays over a brief period unless reinforced
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short term memory
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______ is the retention of acquired information for extended periods of time, often the life of the individual
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long term memory
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______ is memory for facts & events
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explicit memory
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______ is memory for how to do things & other types of conditioned associations
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implicit memory
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The _______ contains four major longitudinal zones: CA1, CA2, CA3, & CA4
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hippocampus proper
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The ______ consists of the hippocampus proper plus the structures immediately bounding the CA regions: the dentate gyrus & subiculum
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hippocampal formation
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The ______ includes the hippocampus proper & the hippocampal formation plus the entorhinal cortex in the parahippocampal gyrus
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hippocampal region
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During development, the ______ is first positioned between the dentate & the subiculum
Definition
hippocampus proper
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The hippocampus is separated from the rest of the temporal lobe by the inferior horn of the ______
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lateral ventricle
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The _____ carries the major ascending projections of the hippocampus to the mammillary bodies, septum, & nucleus accumbens
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fornix
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Fibers cross in the ______ to innervate the contralateral hippocampus
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commissure
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Large ______ cells in the CA regions are typical excitatory cortical neurons with a pyramid shape, one large apical dendrite, & several smaller basilar dendrites all densely covered with spines
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pyramidal
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Pyramidal cells have their soma arranged in the _____ layer
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pyramidal
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Pyramidal cell apical dendrites extend into the ______ layer
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molecular
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Pyramidal cell axons project into the ______ layer
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polymorphic
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______ cells in the dentate gyrus have round soma but are spiny like pyramidal cells
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granule
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______ neurons are located throughout the dentate gyrus & CA regions
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inhibitory local circuit
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Inputs to the ______ from the perirhinal & parahippocampal cortices function as "what" & "where" pathways respectively
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ERC
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ERC axons "perforate" the hippocampal sulcus to reach granule cells of the dentate gyrus & form the ______ path
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perforant
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In addition to the major projection to the DG, the ______ path also issues minor inputs to CA1 & CA3 pyramidal cells
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perforant
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The CA3 is the main source of _____ projections to the hippocampus in the opposite hemisphere, which travel via the fimbria of the fornix
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commissural
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Pyramidal cells in the CA3 project to pyramidal cells in the CA1 via ______
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Schaffer collaterals
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Pyramidal cells in the CA1 project to pyramidal cells in the ______
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subiculum
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The "direct" input from the entorhinal cortex synapses on the _______ tips of the apical dendrites of CA3 & CA1 cells
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distal
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The "indirect" input from the dentate gyrus (mossy fibers) terminates on ______ dendrites of CA3 neurons
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proximal
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______ from the CA3 synapse onto intermediate dendrites of CA1 cells
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Schaffer collaterals
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______ axons from the contralateral hippocampus form synapses that are relatively proximal on CA3 neurons
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commissural
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______ connections in hippocampal circuitry arise primarily from intrinsic GABA cells
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inhibitory
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The strongest inhibition is produced by ______ cells, whose axons form baskets of inhibitory terminals around the pyramidal cell soma
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basket
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Within the hippocampus, the overall ratio of excitatory to inhibitory neurons is ______
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20:1
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The hippocampal formation is susceptible to ______, and many seizure disorders develop here
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epileptic discharge
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Hippocampal pyramidal neurons are sensitive to ______ damage
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ischemic
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Excessive ______ stimulates excessive calcium influx, which forms free radicals & causes excitotoxic death
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glutamate
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The widely accepted model for how synaptic strength can change with experience is a form of neuronal plasticity called ______
Definition
long term potentiation (LTP)
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______ is a persistent enhancement of synaptic efficacy
Definition
LTP
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