USAHS NEUROSCIENCE EXAM #4
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
what are lesions of the amigdula - ANSWER -flat affect
visual agnosia
mouthing words
hyperreality
hypersexuality (grabbing body parts, masturbate in public)
disinhibitative behavior (impulsive)
Kluberbucy syndrome
-bilateral lesions of the temporal lobe in the amigdula
-associated with substance abuse and also tends to happen with a severe TBI which is
very rare
-involves hippocampal formation
watershed areas occur with ACA and PCA that could potentially hit these areas of ___
and___ - ANSWER -brocas area and wernickes area
the limbic system has 4 basic categories of function, what are they called - ANSWER -
HOME:
Homeostasis
olfaction
memory
emotions
autonomic control and neuroendocrine control
the limbic system contains of 2 gyri including ____ and _____ - ANSWER -cingulate
and parahipocampal
the function of homeostasis in the limbic system is what - ANSWER -autonomic and
neuroendocrine control
the key structure associated with homeostasis within the limbic system is called what -
ANSWER -hypothalamus
the key structure associated with olfaction within the limbic system is called what -
ANSWER -olfactory cortex
the key structure associated within memory within the limbic system is called what -
ANSWER -hippocampal formation (camp making memory)
the key structure associated with emotion/drive within the limbic system is called what -
ANSWER -amigdula ( i love ya)
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
what are lesions of the amigdula - ANSWER -flat affect
visual agnosia
mouthing words
hyperreality
hypersexuality (grabbing body parts, masturbate in public)
disinhibitative behavior (impulsive)
Kluberbucy syndrome
-bilateral lesions of the temporal lobe in the amigdula
-associated with substance abuse and also tends to happen with a severe TBI which is
very rare
-involves hippocampal formation
watershed areas occur with ACA and PCA that could potentially hit these areas of ___
and___ - ANSWER -brocas area and wernickes area
the limbic system has 4 basic categories of function, what are they called - ANSWER -
HOME:
Homeostasis
olfaction
memory
emotions
autonomic control and neuroendocrine control
the limbic system contains of 2 gyri including ____ and _____ - ANSWER -cingulate
and parahipocampal
the function of homeostasis in the limbic system is what - ANSWER -autonomic and
neuroendocrine control
the key structure associated with homeostasis within the limbic system is called what -
ANSWER -hypothalamus
the key structure associated with olfaction within the limbic system is called what -
ANSWER -olfactory cortex
the key structure associated within memory within the limbic system is called what -
ANSWER -hippocampal formation (camp making memory)
the key structure associated with emotion/drive within the limbic system is called what -
ANSWER -amigdula ( i love ya)
