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13 Cards in this Set
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Pituitary Gland
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Master gland of the endocrine system
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Amygdala
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Influences anger and aggression
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Corpus Callosum
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Relays information between the two cerebral hemispheres
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Cerebral Cortex
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Controls thinking and sensing functions, voluntary movement
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Septum
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Influences anger and fear
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Hippocampus
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Influences learning and memory
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Thalamus
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Relays sensory information to cerebral cortex
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Hypothalamus
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Regulates temperature, eating, sleeping, and endocrine system
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Midbrain
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Reticular activating systems: carries messages about sleep and arousal
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Pons
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Relays information between cerebral cortex and cerebellum
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Cerebellum
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Coordinates fine muscle movement, balance
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Medulla
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Regulates heartbeat, breathing
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Spinal Cord
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Relays nerve impulses between brain and body, controls simple reflexes
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