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11 Cards in this Set
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Which system of the brain is composed of multiple cerebral and diencephalic structures that collectively process and experience emotions?
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Limbic system
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What is the limbic system sometimes referred to as?
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The emotional brain
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Where is the limbic system generally located?
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Around the diencephalon
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What systems does the limbic system influence?
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The endocrine and autonomic motor systems; its functions also appear to affect motivational and mood states (fear, happiness, sadness)
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With the help of the limbic system, what do particular odors do?
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provoke certain emotions or be associated with certain memories.
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What causes a headache?
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tumors, hemorrhage, meningitis, or inflamed nerve roots, BV diameter change
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What is Cerebral Palsy/
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a group of neuromuscular disorders that usually result from damage to an infant's brain before, during, or immediately after birth.
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What is an acute inflammatory disease of the brain, most often due to viral infection?
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Encephalitis
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What disease is characterized by recurring attacks of motor, sensory, or psychological malfunction, with or without unconsciousness or convulsive movements?
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Epilepsy
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What is Huntington's disease/
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an autosomal dominant hereditary diseae htat affects the cerebral nuclei. Causes rapid, jerky, involuntary movements
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What is a slow-progressing neurologic condition that affects muscle movement and balance?
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Parkinson's disease
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