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20 Cards in this Set
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brain stem
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regulates basic life processes
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medulla
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region of brain stem; breathing, waking, and heartbeat
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Pons
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region of brainstem that connects spinal cord with brain and links parts of brain to eachother
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reticular formation
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region of brain stem that alerts cerebral cortex to incoming sensory signals, maintains consciousness, and awakening from sleep
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Thalamus
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relays sensory impulses to cerebral cortex
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cerebellum
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motor coordination, posture, balance, learning to control body movements
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limbic system
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emotional behavior , motivational urges, memory
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hippocampus
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involved in acquisition of explicit memory
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amygdala
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controls emotion, aggression, and the formation of emotional memory
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hypothalamus
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motivated behavior and homeostasis
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cerebrum
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regulates higher cognitive and emotional functions
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frontal lobe
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above lateral fissureand in front of central sulcus; motor control and cognitive activities
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parietal lobe
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behind frontal lobe and above lateral fissure; contains somatosensory cortex
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occipital lobe
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rearmost region; primary visual cortex
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temporal lobe
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below lateral fissure; auditory cortex
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motor cortex
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region of cerebral cortex that controls voluntary muscles
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somamtosensory cortex
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region of parietal lobes that processes sensory input
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auditory cortex
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area of temporal lobes; processes auditory info
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association cortex
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parts of cerebral cortex in which many high-level brain prcesses occur
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pituitary gland
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secretes growth hormone nad influences secretion of other hormones
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