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14 Cards in this Set
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Hypothalamus |
Limbic structure responsible for regulating drives , hunger, thirst, sex , aggression. Helps govern endocrine system; linked to emotion and reward |
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Thalamus |
Limbic structure. Brain sensory switch board |
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Hippocampus |
Limbic structure involved in memory |
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Hind brain |
Lower level structure |
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Pons |
Involved with respiration, movement, walking, sleeping , dreaming |
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Cerebullum |
Coordinate voluntary muscle movement balance and some perceptions and cognition |
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Medulla |
Responsible for vital automatic function like heart beat |
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Cerebral cortex |
Thin outer layer responsible for most complex behaviors and higher mental process |
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Forebrain |
Higher level structure |
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Corpus callosum |
Thick band of axons connecting and carrying messages between the 2 hemispheres |
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Amygdala |
Limbic structure influence aggression and fear |
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Midbrain |
Helps coordinate movement patterns , sleep and arousal |
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Spinal cord |
Responsible for transmitting information between brain and rest of body ; control simple reflex |
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Reticular formation |
Helps screen incoming sensory info and help control arousal |
