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Term
Broca's Area
Definition
Inability to express language
Term
Frontal Lobe
Definition
Problems: Paralysis, Loss of Sequencing, Loss of spontaneity, Persistence of a single thought, Mood changes, Inabilty to focus,
Term
Parietal Lobe
Definition
Location of : visual attention, touch perception,goal directed voluntary movement.

Integration of the different sensory modalities

Problems: Anomia,Alexia,Agraphia, Apraxia, Dyscalcula, Diffculties with hand eye coordination
Term
Occipital Lobe
Definition
Fxn: Vision
Problems:Visual problems, Color Agnosia,Visual Hallucinatins, Mov't agnosia, Difficulty reading and wiritng, Difficulty recognising words and drawings
Term
Temporal Lobe
Definition
Hearing abilty, memory acquisition, Categorisation of objects,

Problems: Difficulty recognising faces
Sensory speech ( Wernicke's) SHort term memory loss, Increased aggressive behavior and persistent talking
Term
Amygdala
Definition
Short term memory--> long term memory, Fear ad Emotions
Term
Cerebellum
Definition
Inability to coordinate mov't slurring speech, Dizziness, Inability to perform rapid motion

FXN:Coordination of motion, Memory of some reflex arcs, Learning motor behavior
Term
Anterior Commissure
Definition
Connects the left and right olfactory tracts
Term
Fornix
Definition
Connects ipsilater parts of the limbic system
Term
Septum Pellucidum
Definition
Term
Corpus Callosum
Definition
Connects contralateral cerebral hemispheres

rostrum, genu, body and splenium
Term
Limbic Lobe
Definition
Storng aFFECTIVE BEHAVIORS CONTAINS: cingualte gyrus,
Term
Thalamus
Definition
Relays information to the cortx
Term
Heschl's gyri
Definition
Primary auditory
Term
Insula Lobe
Definition
Taste, pain, perception and emotion
Term
Orbital Cortex
Definition
Olfactory information and emotions
Term
Middle Temporal Lobule
Definition
Object Recognition
Term
Inferior Temproal Lobule
Definition
Form and Color
Term
Occiptiotemporal Gyrus
Definition
Vision, recognition of faces
Term
Collateral Sulcus
Definition
Separtaes Neo cortex from Paleocortex
Term
Temporal Pole
Definition
Emotions
Term
Uncus
Definition
Uncal Herniation
Formed by Amygdala
Term
Mammillary bodies
Definition
Learning and Memory
Term
Cingulate Gyrus
Definition
Learning and emotions
Term
Parahippocampal Gyrus
Definition
Emotions, 3 layered structure
Term
Pineal Gland
Definition
circadian rhythm in lower animals
Term
Sperior Colliculi
Definition
Visual Information
Term
Midbrain
Definition
Control of eye mov't
Term
Inferior Colliculi
Definition
Auditory information
Term
Pons
Definition
Contriol of BP, RESPIRATION, COORDAINATION OF MOV'T
Term
Medulla
Definition
BP and respiration
Term
Basis peduncli
Definition
descending cortical fibers that terminate in the BS and the SC
Term
Superior Parietal Lobule
Definition
Spatial Awareness, hemineglect with lesion on the right
Term
Inferior Parietal Lobule
Definition
names of people, objects, places, reading ability, mathematical thought and visuospatial cognition
Term
Subdural Space
Definition
potential space between dura and archnoid mater
Term
Subdural Space
Definition
potential space between dura and archnoid mater
Term
Arachnoid SPace
Definition
actual space, arteries and veins, CSF, circulation of CSF
Term
Arachnoid Villi
Definition
reabsord CSF, in blood vessels
Term
Arachnoid granulations
Definition
Calcified groups of arachnoid
Term
CSF
Definition
SHOCK ABSORBER
reg chemical env
channel of chemical communication
Term
Superior frotnal gyrus
Definition
premoto area, motor planning and
Term
Prefrontal association cortex
Definition
collection of sensory modalities for the process of higher fxn
Term
Hippocampal formation
Definition
Learning and Memory
Term
Limbic System
Definition
Mood Many pediatric disorders
Term
Basal Ganglia
Definition
Mov't such as Striatum
Term
Precentral Gyrus

Primary Motor Cortex
Definition
Speed and direction of reaching and other motion
Term
Premotor Aareas
Definition
Moto decision Making and pllaning movements
Term
Postcentral Gyrus
Definition
Somatic Sensory Cortx: initial cotical process of sensory information
Term
Choroid Plexus
Definition
secretes CSF
Term
Lateral Ventricle
Definition
anterior, posterior, inferior, atrium and body
Term
Lateral Ventricle
Definition
anterior, posterior, inferior, atrium and body
Term
Dorsal Column-Medial Lemniscal
Definition
Principal pathway of touch
3 nueron system
2nd order nuerons decussate before medial lemniscus


Synapses in dorsal column nuclei, and in thalamus
Term
Corticospinal tract
Definition
Single nueron from the cortex to spinal cord
Goes through the pyramids then decussate
Term
Internal Capsule
Definition
transmission of tracts
Term
Reticular Formation
Definition
nueromns mediate the overall sensation of arousal
Term
lENTICULATE NUCLEUS
Definition
Globus Pallidus and Putamen
Movt Control
Term
Blood Suuply for:
Spinal Cord
Definition
Aanterior and posterior spinal arteries and the radicular arteries
Term
Blood Suuply for:
Caudal Medulla
Definition
Anterior and Posterior Spinal Arteries
Term
Blood Suuply for:
Rostral Medulla
Definition
Vertebral Arteries and PICA
Term
Blood Suuply for:
MIddle and Caudal PONS
Definition
Basilar and AICA
Term
Blood supply for :
Rostral Pons
Definition
Superior Cerebellar Artery
Term
Cerebellum
Caudal
Middle
Rostral
Definition
PICA
AICA
Superior Cerebellar
Term
Amygdala
Definition
Ant Choroidal Artery
Term
Basal Ganglia (Globus Palldus)

Striatum
Definition
Lenticulo straitions and Aant Choroidal

Lenticulo striatum ( ant and middle cerebral)
Term
Hippocampal Formation
Definition
Posterior Cerebral
Term
Anterior Limb of the Int Capsule
Definition
Middle Cerebral, ANt Cerebral Internal Carotid
Term
Thalamus
Definition
Posterior Cerebral and the posterior communicating
Term
Hypothalamus
Definition
Ant Cerebral, Post communicating, Aant Communicating , Post cerebral
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