CBMT: Anatomy/Medical Terms Exam Questions With 100% Correct Answers

CBMT: Anatomy/Medical Terms Exam Questions With 100% Correct Answers Describe what makes up the Cerebral cortex - answerouter region of the cerebrum, containing sheets of nerve cells; gray matter of the brain What does the cerebral cortex do? - answerControls cognition, concsiouness, awareness, language, higher order functioning and voluntary behavior fibromyalgia - answerA nonarticular rheumatic disorder, also known as myofascial pain syndrome; characterized by pain, stiffness and extreme tenderness in the muscles hyperacusis (or DST) - answerextreme sensititivy to sound, also known as decreased sound tolerance What is the limbic system composed of? - answeramygdala, hippocampus, hypothalamus, thalamus What is the limbic system responsible for? - answeremotions, memory and instincts What are 3 main categories for brain processing? - answerSensory, cognitive/emotional and motor What are 6 main sensory processing terms? - answerAuditory, vestibular (awareness of head in space), visual, somatosensory (touch, prprioception or awareness of body in space, temperature, and pain), olfactory and gustatory (taste) Where does sensory information travel to? (4 different places in brain) - answerTravels from brain to brainstem to thalamus, then primary sensory areas in cortex (except for vision and olfactory) What is determined in the primary area? - answerBasic sensory information (pitch or shape) What occurs in the secondary area? - answerSensory information is associated with general meaning What occurs in the tertiary area? - answerInformation is finally associated with emotional and additional sensory information Which processes are involved with the second category of cognitive/emotional? - answerPersonal intent, memory, emotional context and executive thought (decision making)