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What protects the brain? |
The skull and tough layer of tissue called meninges |
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What does the cerebrospinal fluid do? |
Cushions and nourishes the brain |
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What is the Medulla Oblongata and what does it do? |
Most primitive part of brain, Regulates heart rates, respiration (vitals) |
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What is the Thalamus and what does it do? |
Sorts information going to cerebrum, Located at the top of the brain stem, the thalamus acts as a two-way relay station, sorting, processing, and directing signals from the spinal cord and mid-brain structures to the cerebrum, and from the cerebrum down to the spinal cord |
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What is the Hypothalamus and what does it do?
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Involved in maintaining homeostasis VIA hormone regulation, Controls hunger, thirst, body temperature |
