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18 Cards in this Set
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myalencephalon
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medulla oblongata
respiratory and cardiovascular centers houses neurons for cranial nerves 8-12 |
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metencephalon
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cerebellum (dorsal)
pons (ventral) |
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cerebellum
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balance, coordination
cognitive processing emotions ANS nerves 5, 6, 7, 8 |
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pons
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metencephalon
"bridge" - fibers from cerebral hemispheres to cerebellar hemispheres |
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mesencephalon
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midbrain
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diencephalon
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epithalamus
thalamus hypothalamus |
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telencephalon
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cerebrum: cerebral hemispheres
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superior/inferior coliculi
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in mesencephalon
superior: visual tracking inferior: auditory pathway |
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substantia nigra
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mesencephalon - in the cerebral peduncle deep to the corticospinal tract
black substance dopamine controls basal ganglia (inhibitory) |
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thalamus
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egg shape, ~25 nuclei
receives sensory inputs from body sends to cerebral cortex **all sensations through thalamus then to cortex, EXCEPT smell** |
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hypothalamus
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size of grape
regulates body temp, hunger, thirst emotions forms releasing hormones for Anterior Pituitary Hormones Produces the hormones for Posterior Pituitary |
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basal ganglia
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modify motor behavior
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hippocampus
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recent memory processing
visual/spatial acuity |
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amygdala
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fear processing
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ganglion
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collection of nerve cell bodies OUTSIDE CNS
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lack of elasticity in alveoli (disease)
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emphysema
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pineal gland
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epithalamus
secretes melatonin to regulate circadian rhythm |
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cerebral peduncles
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midbrain
contain pyramidal (corticospinal) motor tracts descending to spinal cord |
