Mod 12 Flashcards

(13 cards)

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What is inner white matter?

A

the axons linking part for the brain

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What is the frontal lobes function?

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involved in speaking and muscle movements and in making plans and judgments

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3
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What is the parietal lobes function?

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include the sensory cortex

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What is the occipital lobes function?

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include the visual areas; they receive visual information from the opposite visual field

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5
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What is the temporal lobes function?

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include the auditory processing areas

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6
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What is the sensory strip?

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it deals w/ info from touch stimuli

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7
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What’s the prefrontal cortex?

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active in judgements, planning and inhibition of impulses

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8
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What is the somatosensory cortex?

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area at the front of parietal lobes that register and processes body touch and movement sensations

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9
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Brocs area means…

A

broken speech

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10
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Wernicke’s area says…

A

What? I cant hear you

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11
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What is plasticity?

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the brains ability to change, especially during childhood

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12
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hippocampus is one of the..

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memory centers

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13
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what is neurogenesis?

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formation of new neurons

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