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Foundation of Neuropsych
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Psychology
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10/12/2009

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anterior cerebral artery (ACA)
Definition
irrigates the medial and dorsal part of the cortex
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middle cerebral artery (MCA)
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irrigates the lateral surface of the cortex
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posterior cerebral artery (PCA)
Definition
irrigates the ventral and posterior suraces of the cortex
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segments of the spinal cord
Definition
8 cervical, 12 thoracic, 5 lumbar, 5 sacral
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dorsal root
Definition
afferent fibers that bring info from the sensory receptors
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ventral root
Definition
efferent fibers that carry info from the spinal cord to the muscles
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12 cranial nerves
Definition
olfactory, optic, oculomotor, trochlear, trigeminal, abducens, facial, auditory/vestibular, glossopharyngeal, vagus, spinal accessory, hypoglossal
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olfactory nerve
Definition
smell
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optic
Definition
vision
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oculomotor, trochlear, abducens
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eye movement
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trigeminal
Definition
masticatory movements
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facial
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facial movement
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auditory vestibular
Definition
hearing
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glossopharyngeal; hypoglossal
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tongue and pharynx; tongue muscles
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vagus
Definition
heart, blood vessels, viscera, movement of hte larynx and pharynx
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spinal accessory
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neck muscles and viscera
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Hindbrain
Definition
cerebellum, reticular formation
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midbrain
Definition
tectum, tegmentum, superior colliculi, inferior colliculi, red nucleus, substantia nigra, periacqueductal gray matter
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Diencephalon
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hypothalamus, thalamus, epithalamus
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forebrain
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basal ganglia (putamen, caudate, globus pallidus), limbic system (amygdala, hippocampus, setum, cingulate cortex, neocortex
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layers V and VI
Definition
output to other parts of the brain from motor and sensory cortex, large cells
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layer IV
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input of sensory information; small, densely packed cells
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layer I, II, III
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integrative functions, receive input mainly from layer IV
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