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18 Cards in this Set
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Glial Cells
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nourish/protect neurons
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Brainstem
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bare minimum for survival, Includes: medulla, reticular formation
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Medulla
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where spinal cord meets skull, controls heartbeat and breathing
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Reticular Formation
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bundle of nerves running through brainstem, controls arousal, relays info
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Thalamus
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Egg-shaped organs, info from senses except smell, relays
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Cerebellum
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Controls balance and coordination, behind rear of head
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Limbic System
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Includes amygdala, hypothalmus, hippocampus
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Amygdala
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fear/agression
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Hypothalmus
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below thalmus, regulates hunger, thirst, body temp, sex, flight/fight, reward center, pituitary gland
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Hippocampus
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memory, behind amygdala
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Cerebral Cortex
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Frontal Lobe, Parietal Lobe, Occipital Lobe, Temporal Lobes
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Frontal Lobe
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forehead, motor cortex (voluntary move), broca's area (word formation), assoication areas (judgement, planning, new memories
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Parietal Lobe
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top and rear of head, sensory cortex (touch, phantom limb)
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Angular Gyrus
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written words into sound
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Occipital Lobe
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back of head, vision
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Temporal Lobes
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above ears, processes sound, Vernicke's
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Vernicke's
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understanding language
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Corpus Callusum
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joins left and right hemispheres
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