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19 Cards in this Set
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Primary Sensory Area
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receives sensory info related to pain, temp, pressure, and vibration
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Visual area
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info related to vision
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Auditory area
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info related to hearing
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Olfactory area
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info related to smell
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Primary Motor area
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movement of specific muscles
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Premotor area
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learned motor activities
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Broca's Motor Speech area
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motor activities for speech
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Prefrontal cortex
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intellectual processes, predict consequences and goal-oriented behaviors
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Wernicke's area
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language comprehension and interpretation
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Somatosensory Association area
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interprets, analyzes, and evaluates sensory info
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General interpretive area (gnostic)
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memories associated with sensation, integrates sensory info
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Association areas for various senses
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interprets info related to various senses
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medulla oblongata
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pathway for motor and sensory b/w brain and spinal cord
cardiac center: regulates heart rate and F of contraction Respiratory center: basic rhythm of respriation vasomotor center: BP Nonvital reflex center: swallowing, vomiting, coughing, sneezing, and hiccuping |
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pons varolii
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link cerebellum w/ cerebrum, brain stem and spinal cord
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midbrain
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auditory and visual reflexes
superior colliculi - visual inferior colliculi - auditory |
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cerebellum
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motor coordination, balance, and equilibrium
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corpus callosum
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commisure
conveys info b/w the two hemisphere |
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Thalamus
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relay station sensory impulses to cerebrum from spinal cord, brain stem, and cerebellum
determines rhythm or pattern of cerebral activity (EEG) |
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Hypothalamus
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maintain homeostasis
controls autonomic nervous system, endocrine system, sleep-wake patterns, hunger, thirst, body temp, emotions, sexual responses |
