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20 Cards in this Set
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vital functions like breathing, heart rate, maintaining muscle formation
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medulla
(hindbrain) |
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area where fibers (nerves) cross from brainstem to cerebellum; sleep and arousal
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pons
(hindbrain) |
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coordination of physical activities (balance, fine motor skills) AND mental processes
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cerebellum
(hindbrain) |
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network of cells; regulates sleep/wakefulness, muscle reflexes, pain perception and breathing
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reticular formation
(from bottom of medulla to very tip of midbrain) |
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basic visual information
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superior colliculi
(midbrain) |
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basic auditory information
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inferior colliculi
(midbrain) |
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dopamine neurons; affects movement
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substantia nigra
(midbrain) |
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thick band of fibers connecting cerebral hemispheres
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corpus callosum
(forebrain) |
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sensory relay and processing station except for olfactory
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thalamus
(forebrain) |
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4 Fs (motivated behavior), controls pituitary
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hypothalamus
(forebrain) |
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contains pleasure centers, processes emotional information
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limbic system - includes thalamus, hypothalamus, limbic system, amygdala
(forebrain) |
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involved with memory
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hippocampus
(limbic system/forebrain) |
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involved with fear analysis and aggression
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amygdala
(limbic system/forebrain) |
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largest and most complex part of brain
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cerebrum
(forebrain) |
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convoluted outer layer, appears gray because it contains axons and dendrites
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cerebral cortex
(forebrain) |
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houses primary visual cortex
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occipital lobe
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primary auditory cortex
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temporal lobe
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primary somatosensory cortex
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parietal lobe
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primary motor cortex
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frontal lobe
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thinking, planning, working memory
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prefrontal cortex
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