Chapter 13: Brain and Cranial Nerves Multiple Choice 1. Which of the following statements concerning the brainstem is true? A) The brainstem consists of the medulla‚ pons‚ and cerebellum. B) The brainstem is responsible for higher level thinking skills. C) Damage to the brainstem is usually fatal. D) All twelve cranial nerves enter or exit from the brainstem. E) The brainstem is a relay for sensory input. Answer: c Level: 1 2. In the CNS‚ clusters of gray matter containing cell bodies
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The Brain and Reflex Behaviors The growth of the brain is a lifelong process fundamental to physical‚ cognitive‚ and emotional development. Building of the brain The functions of the brain and the reflexes derive from the central nervous system. The central nervous system is located in the brain and the spinal cord‚ which is a bundle of nerves running through the backbone. The nervous cord in spine then branches out into a peripheral network of nerves extending to every part of the body
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brain that are affected by dementia (201.1.2) The cerebral cortex (the largest part of the brain) is divided into different regions which are known as lobes. Each lobe controls different functions. Temporal lobe – Learning new information‚ recording and storage of verbal memory (such as names)‚ and visual memory (such as faces). Frontal lobe – Organising and planning actions‚ language‚ logic‚ personality‚ regulating behaviour‚ learning tasks‚ theoretical
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The Biology of Mind Neuron Communication Neuron is a nerve cell‚ basic building block our nerve system Neurons consists in: Dendrites : neurons bushy branches and it listens Axons: Tube that passes the messages and it speaks – transmit Action potential : is a neural impulse‚ brief electrical charge that travels down an axon. Threshold: is the level of stimulation required to trigger a neural impulse Myelin Sheath covers an axon and some neurons Synapse : is the junction
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Running Head: FERAL CHILDREN Feral Children Ana Karina Sifuentes California Baptist University Abstract Feral children are children that have been neglected and/or abused. There are some cases in which a child is left to fend for himself and is sometimes taken in by wild animals. These animals treat these children as their own and raise them. Because the children have no human contact they become feral children. After being neglected for so long‚ a part of the child’s brain will eventually close
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Hypoglossal · Controls tongue movements Central and Lateral Sulci The central sulcus is a fissure or fold that separates the parietal lobe from the frontal lobe and the primary motor cortex from the primary somatosensory cortex. It is a prominent landmark of the brain. The lateral sulcus divides both the frontal and parietal lobe above from the temporal lobe below. The lateral sulci are also known as the fissure of Sylvius and the central sulci is also referred to as fissure of Rolando. The
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in which you further explain each structure’s function(s). (E.g. Temporal Lobe: Includes auditory areas that receive auditory information primarily from the opposite ear) Brain Structures to be represented: Older Brain Structures: Brainstem: Medulla Pons Thalamus* Reticular Formation* Spinal Cord Cerebellum* Limbic System: Hypothalamus* Pituitary Gland* Amygdala* Hippocampus* Cerebral Cortex Frontal Lobes: Broca’s Area
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History of Gerstmann’s Syndrome Gerstmann’s syndrome is a cognitive impairment that is caused by damage to the left parietal lobe in the region of the angular gyrus. Additionally‚ it can occur as a result of a stroke or tumor. According to the National Institute of Health‚ Gerstmann’s syndrome is named after famed neuropsychiatrist Josef Gerstmann (2008). It affects both men and women in equal numbers (NORD.org‚ 2014). It is characterized by four primary symptoms: a writing disability (agraphia or
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four goals of psychology. Describe Predict Understand Change/Control List the four lobes of the cortex. Describe their functions. Frontal lobes: control motor functions‚ impulse control‚ and memory occipital lobes: control vision and color Parietal lobes: control speech‚ information processing‚ and cognition Temporal lobes: controlling hearing‚ memory‚ and emotional responses List and describe the three ways that neurons fire.
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transverse colon‚ upper parts of the kidneys‚ and adrenal glands. Organs of left hypochondrium: Stomach‚ tip of Liver‚ Tail of Pancreas‚ Small intestine transverse colon‚ Descending colon‚ Left Kidney‚ and Spleen. Organs of the right lumbar: Tip of right lobe of Kidney‚ Some of the gallbladder‚ some small intestine‚ Right Kidney‚ some of ascending colon. Organs of the umbilical region‚ some of the stomach‚ small intestine‚ Transverse colon‚ duodenum. Organs of the left lumbar: descending colon‚ jejunum
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