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12 Cards in this Set
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thalamus
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sensory relay station, critical input/output functions
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hypothalamus
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emotional responding, homeostasis, interacts with pituitary gland
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pituitary gland
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hormone regulation
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amygdala
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emotions --> aggression
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hippocampus
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mating and memory
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cerebral cortex
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thought and action
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corpus callosum
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connects left with right brain --> facilitates communication
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cerebellum
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muscle tone, body balance, coordination of movement.
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spinal cord
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motor information downwards, sensory information upwards
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pons
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muscle control of face and neck
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reticular formation
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alerting
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medulla
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controls breathing, swallowing, digestion and heartbeat
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