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30 Cards in this Set
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cerebrum |
higher brain function (motor output and sensory input, learning, language) |
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frontal lobe |
executive functions and planning |
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parietal lobe |
proprioreceptors and synthesis of information |
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occipital lobe |
vision |
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temporal lobe |
hearing and language |
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longitudinal fissure |
divides the cerebral hemispheres |
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transverse fissure |
divides the cerebrum and cerebellum |
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central sulcus |
divides the frontal and parietal lobes |
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lateral sulcus |
divides the frontal and temporal lobes |
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parieto-occipital sulcus |
divides the parietal and occipital lobes |
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precentral gyrus |
motor area |
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postcentral gyrus |
sensory area |
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primary motor cortex |
skeletal muscle movement |
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Broca's area |
speech (output) |
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Wernicke's area |
speech (understanding) |
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primary somatosensory cortex |
receives sensory information |
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somatosensory association area |
makes sense of sensory input |
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visual cortex |
receives visual input |
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thalamus |
gateway to the cerebral cortex; memory processing |
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hypothalamus |
ANS control; homeostasis (endocrine system, sleep-wake cycle, thirst, hunger, temperature) |
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epithalamus (pineal gland) |
regulates the sleep/wake cycle |
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brain stem |
"primitive" brain; ANS functions |
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midbrain |
visual and auditory reflex centers |
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pons |
relays information from cerebrum to cerebellum; respiration |
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medulla oblongata |
ANS functions (heart rate, breathing, etc.); carries out orders from hypothalamus |
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cerebellum |
coordination, balance, and posture |
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limbic system |
emotional response; memory processing |
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dura mater |
tough, outer meninx |
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arachnoid mater |
loose, middle meninx |
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pia mater |
delicate inner meninx that clings to the brain |
