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Brain

Medulla Oblongata


Functions:


-Contains 3 vital reflex centers: Cardiac, respiratory, Vasomotor

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Pons


Function:


-contains nuclei of some of the cranial nerves

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Midbrain

Corpora Quadrigemina

Superior Colliculi


Functions:


-reflex center for visual stimuli

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Inferior Colliculi


Function:


-Reflex center for auditory stimuli

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Cerebellum


Function:


-motor area of the brain that coordinates certain subconscious movement of skeletal muscles

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Diencephalon

Thalamus


Function:


-relay station for sensory stimuli between the cerebrum of the brain and the spinal cord.

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Hypothalamus


Function:


-Control of body temperature

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Infundibulum

Pituitary gland


Function:


-Secretes many hormones

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Pineal Gland


Function:


- controls the onset of puberty and other biorhythms

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Cerebrum

Frontal Lobe


Function:


-contains primary motor cortex (voluntary control)

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Parietal Lobe


Function:


-contains primary sensory cortex

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Temporal Lobe


Function:


-involved in the conscious perception of sound and smell

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Occipital Lobe


Function:


-involved in the conscious perception of visual stimuli

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Corpus Callosum


Function:


-connects regions of one hemisphere of the cerebrum with the same regions of the other hemisphere of the cerebrum

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Ventricles


Function:


-Produces cerebrospinal fluid

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Lateral Ventricle

Interventricular Foramen

Third ventricle

Cerebral Aqueduct

Fourth Ventricle

Cranial Nerves

Gray Matter


Function:


-contains the cell bodies of neurons

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Dorsal Horn

Ventral Horn

Dorsal Root

Dorsal Root Ganglion


Function:


-contains cell bodies of the sensory neurons

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ventral Root

Spinal nerve


Function:


-contains both sensory and motor fibers

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White Matter


Function:


-contains the myelinated axons of motor and sensory neurons

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Meninges


Function:


-coverings of connective tissue that surround the brain and spinal cord.

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Dura Mater

Subdural Space

Arachnoid Mater

Subarachnoid Space


Function:


-collects cerebrospinal fluid which is than absorbed into the blood.

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Pia Mater

Denticulate Ligaments


Function:


-holds the spinal cord in place

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Brain Stem

Eye

Lacrimal Glands; Superior


Function:


-secrete lacrimal fluid (tears)

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Lacrimal Glands; Inferior


Function:


-Secrete lacrimal fluid (tears)

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Lacrimal Canals; Superior


Function:


-funnel the tears into the lacrimal sac.

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Lacrimal Canals; Inferior


Function:


-funnel the tears into the lacrimal sac.

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Lacrimal Sac


Function:


-collects tears and empties them into the nasolacrimal duct.

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Nasolacrimal Duct


Function:


-collects tears from the lacrimal sac and epties them into the nasal cavity.

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Fibrous Tunic

Sclera


Function:


-Gives the eye its shape, protects the delicate internal layers.

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Cornea


Function:


- acts like a window that controls and focuses the entry of light into the eye

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Vascular Tunic

Choroid


Function:


-contains blood vessels that serve the retina, and pigment that darkens the inner surface of eye to absorb light so it does not reflect.

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Ciliary Body


Function:


- contains smooth muscles that alter the shape of the lens, cells secrete aqueous humor into the anterior cavity.

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Iris


Function:


- controls the amount of light entering the eye by regulates the size of the pupil.

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Pupil

Nervous Tunic

Retina


Function:


-receives light focused from the lens, converts it into neuro signals and sends them to the brain.

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Fovea Centralis


Function:


-focuses light on the retina

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Optic Disk

Lens


Function:


-changes shape to focus the light image on the central fovea of the macula lutea

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Anterior Cavity

Aqueous Humor

Anterior chamber of anterior cavity

Posterior chamber of anterior cavity

Posterior Cavity

Vitreous humor

Optic Nerve


Function:


-transfers visual information from the retina to the vision centers of the brain via electrical impulses.

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Extrinsic muscle of the eye


Function:


-control the movement of the eyes

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Superior Oblique (tendon)

Inferior Oblique

Superior Rectus

Inferior Rectus

Lateral Rectus

Medial Rectus

Ear

External Outer Ear

Pinna

Helix

Lobe

External Auditory Canal


Function:


-has a self cleaning function to keep sound pathway clear of debri

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Tympanic Membrane


Function:


-converts sound waves into mechanical vibrations

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Middle Ear

Auditory tube

Auditory ossicles


Function:


-transfer the mechanical vibrations of the tympanic membrane to the oval window of the inner ear.

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Malleus

Incus

Stapes

Inner ear

Semicircular canals


Function:


-function in balance equilibrium (helps you keep your balance)

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Ampulla

Vestibule


Function:


-contains to important parts that help you keep your balance while standing and moving

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Oval Window


Function:


-receives mechanical vibrations from the auditory ossicles.

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Round Window


Function:


-absorbs vibrations from inside the cochlea to prevent "echoing" of sounds.

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Cochlea


Function:


- functions for hearing- has the organ of corti that changes mechanical vibrations into action potentials that are translated by the brain.

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organ of corti

Vestibulocochlear nerve

Vestibular branch

Cochlear branch

Testis


Function:


-produces spermatozoa

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Epididymis


Function:


- where the spermatozoa undergo further development and are stored until ejaculation.

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Scrotum


Function:


-suspends testes outside of the body to ensure the proper temperature for sperm cell development.

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Spermatic Cord

Ductus Deferens


Function:


-during ejaculation the tube transports sperm from the epidymis to the ejaculatory duct.

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Seminal Vesicle


Function:


-secrete the alkaline viscous component of semen into the ejaculatory duct.

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Ejaculatory Duct


Function:


- collects the spermatozoa from the ductus deferens and the seminal fluid from the seminal vesicles and empties them into the prostatic urethra

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Prostate Gland


Function:


-secretes a slightly acidic fluid into the prostatic urethra

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Urethra


Function:


- passage that urine takes from the urinary bladder and semen takes during an ejaculation.

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Prostatic Urethra

Penile urethra

Penis


Function:


-the male organ of copulation and urination

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Glans Penis

Urethral Orifice

Ovary

fallopian Tube


Function:


-place where an oocyte is fertilized by sperm

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Fimbriae


Function:


- sweep the oocyte into the uterine tube immediately after ovulation

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Infundibulum

Uterus


Function:


- responsible for the development of the embryo and fetus during pregnancy

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Cervix


Function:


-connects the vagina to the uterine

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Vagina


Function:


- passageway for menstruation, inferior portion of the birth canal, the receptacle for the penis during intercourse.

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Labia Minora

Labia majora

Clitoris