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10 Cards in this Set
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Cerebrum
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-Largest
-Interprets information -Voluntary activities -Complex mental processes |
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Cerebellum
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-Second largest
-Involuntary actions -Coordinates the contraction of muscles -Helps control balance |
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Brainstem
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-Connects brain and spinal cord
-Involuntary actions |
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Thalamus
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-Between brainstem and cerebrum
-Receives info from receptors -Transmits info to proper regions |
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Hypothalamus
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-Recognises hunger, thirst, fatigue, anger and body temperature.
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Spinal cord
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-Has grey matter in the middle
-Has white matter around it -Has spinal nerves which have Dorsal roots (containing Afferent neurons) and Ventral roots (containing Efferent neurons) -Controls reflex action |
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Central canal of spinal cord
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-Contains cerebrospinal fluid
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Afferent Neurone
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-Carries nerve impulses from receptor to brain and spinal cord
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Interneurone
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-Carries nerve impulses from Afferent neurone to an Efferent neurone
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Efferent neurone
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-Carries nerve impulses from brain and spinal cord the Effectors
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