The structures of the brain and functions yr 1 nursing
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| Meninges | The protective layered membranes of the brain
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| Cerebral Hemispheres | The brain is composed of left and right hemispheres and
left is + emotions and right - emotions
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| Name the 4 lobes of the brain and what they do | Occipital- vision/
temporal- hearing, visual memory and language processing/
parietal- spatial location, attention and motor control/
Frontal- planning, memory search, motor control and reasoning
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| somatosensory strip | The gyrus,located behing the sulcus that registers sensation on the body and is organized by body parts
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| Thalamus | crucial role in attention, the switch center which directs signals to other parts of the brain
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| Hypothalamus | primary function eating and drinking/
secondary function fight, flight, feeding and fornication
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| Hypocampus | Plays crucial role in allowing new information to be stored in the brains memory banks. It ties together sights, sounds and meanings of memories
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| Amygdala | Plays special role in fear and other forms of emotions
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| Basal Ganglia | responsible for planning and producing movement
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| Limbic System | Part of the brain located inside the cerebrum (amygdala, hippocampus, fornix/ functions are controls eating,aggression,reproduction,learning,memory,pleasure and self preservation
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| Brain Stem | Reticular Formation, Hindbrain,cerebellum,medulla and pons
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| Reticular formation | two parts: ascending part has a role of keeping the person awake, the descending is important in the autonomic nervous system reactions
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| Hindbrain | the lowest part of the brain located at the rear base of skull
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| Cerebellum | large structure at the base of the brain that is concerned with physical coordination, estimating time, and paying attention, short term memory, impulse control, emotion and higher emotion
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| Medulla | Plays a central role in automatic control of breathing, swallowing, and blood circulation
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| Pons | a bridge between the brainstem and the cerebellum and plays a role in sleeping and control of facial muscles. Also balance and other parasympathetic functions.
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