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| the scientific study of the relationships among the structure and function of the brain, biochemical and hormonal processes, genetics and environmental experiences and human behavior |
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| the cerebrum is comprised of what lobes? |
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frontal (1) parietal (2)
temporal (2) diencephalon
occipital (1) |
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o Higher thought
o Abstract reasoning
o Decision making
o Speech
o Voluntary muscle movement |
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o illogical thinking
o uninhibited behaviors
o incoherent speech |
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o sensory function
o body position information |
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| parietal lobe dysfunction |
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o impaired spatial ability
o impaired body images
o self-care deficits |
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| occipital lobe dysfunction |
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| visual illusions and hallucinations |
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o judgement
o memory
o smell
o sensory interpretation understanding sound |
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| temporal lobe dysfunction |
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o aggressive and violent behaviors
o olfactory and auditory hallucinations
o language abnormalities |
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| what is the diencephalon comprised of? |
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• receives and relays sensory information
• plays role in memory
• regulation of mood |
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| main visceral control center of the body and vitally important to body homeostasis |
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| hyopothalamus dysfunction |
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• autonomic nervous system
• body temperature
• food intake
• water balance
• biologic rhythms and drives
• hormonal output of anterior pituitary gland |
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| what is the function of the limbic system |
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“emotional brain”
• releases emotional responses |
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| what is the limbic system comprised of |
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• frontal cortex
• hypothalamous
• amygdala
• hippocampus
• brain stem
• autonomic nervous system |
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| “linchpin of human emotion” |
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| what structures make up the hind brain? |
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• contains central connections of cranial nerves V-VIII
• center for respiration and skeletal muscle tone |
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| pathway for all ascending and descending fiber tracts |
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| medulla vital center control |
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o heart rate
o blood pressure
o respiration
o reflexes:
swallowing, sneezing, coughing , and vomiting
o cranial nerves IX-XII |
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involuntary movement
o muscle tone
o coordination
o maintenance of posture and equilibrium |
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