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1
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Functions of the frontal lobe

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  1. Personality
  2. Judgement
  3. Abstract thinking
  4. Social behavior
  5. Broca’s Area (expressive aphasia)
2
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Functions of the parietal lobe

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sensory

3
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Functions of the temporal lobe

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  1. Hearing
  2. Memory
  3. Speech: Wernicke’s Area (receptive aphasia)
4
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Lesions in this lobe have an increased risk for seizures

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Temporal lobe

5
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Functions of the occipital lobe

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Vision

6
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Functions of the cerebellum

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  1. Balance/Coordination

2. Major motor/sensory pathways

7
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Important to know about cerebellar lesions

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Patients can decline quickly bc it is close to the brain stem

8
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Parts of the brain stem

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  1. Midbrain
  2. Pons
  3. Medulla
9
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Functions of the brain stem

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  1. Breathing
  2. HR
  3. ANS
  4. Sleep/Wake functions
  5. Core functions
  6. Contains 10 of 12 cranial nerves (III - XII)
10
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The ___ feed the frontal lobes of the brain

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Anterior Cerebral Arteries (ACA)

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The ___ connects the blood flow between the hemispheres

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Anterior Communicating Artery (AcoA)

12
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The ___ feed the parietal and temporal lobes of the brain

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Middle Cerebral Arteries (MCA)

13
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The ___ connect the front and back halves of anterior circulation

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Posterior Communicating Arteries (PcoA)

14
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The ___ feed the occipital lobes of the brain

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Posterior Cerebral Artery (PCA)

15
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Vertebrobasilar circulation is made of up these blood vessels

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  1. Basilar artery (BA)
  2. Right Vertebral Artery
  3. Left Vertebral Artery
16
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Vertebrobasilar circulation supplies blood to these areas of the brain

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Cerebellum and Brain Stem

17
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Cranial Nerve I

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Olfactory

18
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Function of CN I

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Smell

19
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Cranial Nerve II

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Optic

20
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Function of CN II

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Visual Acuity

21
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Cranial Nerve III

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Occulomotor

22
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Function of CN III

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EOM (elevation of eyelid, pupillary constriction)

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Cranial Nerve IV

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Trochlear

24
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Function of CN IV

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EOM (down and inward)

25
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Cranial Nerve V

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Trigeminal

26
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Function of CN V

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Sensation to the face

Motor function of jaw and chewing

27
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Cranial Nerve VI

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Abducens

28
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Function of CN VI

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EOM (lateral)

29
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Cranial Nerve VII

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Facial

30
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Function of CN VII

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Taste on anterior tongue

Motor movement of facial muscles

31
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Cranial Nerve VIII

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Vestibulocochlear/Acoustic

32
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Function of CN VIII

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Hearing and equilibrium

33
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Cranial Nerve IX

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Glossopharyngeal

34
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Function of CN IX

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Swallowing
Gag 
Vocal quality 
Taste 
Salivation
35
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Cranial Nerve X

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Vagus

36
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Function of CN X

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Swallowing
Gag
Vocal Quality

37
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Cranial Nerve XI

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Accessory

38
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Function of CN XI

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Shoulders/Lateral movement of head

39
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Cranial Nerve XII

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Hypoglossal

40
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Function of CN XII

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Tongue movement
Swallowing
Speech