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11 Cards in this Set
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Medulla |
a structure at the base of the brain stem that controls vital functions such as heartbeat and breathing
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Pons |
a brain structure located at the top of the brain stem that is involved in respiration, movement, and sleep
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Cerebellum |
the area of the brain that is responsible for voluntary movement and balance
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Reticular activating system |
the part of the brain that is involved in attention, sleep, and arousal
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Thalamus |
the structure of the brain that relays messages from the sense organs to the cerebral cortex
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Hypothalamus |
the neural structure located below the thalamus that controls temperature, hunger, thirst, and various aspects of emotion
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Limbic system |
a group of neural structures at the base of the cerebral hemispheres that is associated with emotion and motivation
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Cerebrum |
the large mass of the forebrain, consisting of two hemispheres
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Cerebral cortex |
The bumpy, convoluted surface of the brain; the body's control and information-processing center
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Corpus callosum |
corpus callosumthe nerve fibers that connect the left and right hemispheres of the cerebral cortex
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Association area |
areas of the cerebral cortex that are involved in such mental operations as thinking, memory, learning, and problem solving
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