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FOUR PRINCIPAL PARTS OF THE BRAIN
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-brain stem
-cerebellum -diencephalon -cerebrum |
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BRAIN STEM
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-functions in controlling basic life needs (heart and respiratory rate, blood pressure
-medulla oblongata, pons and midbrain |
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CEREBELLUM
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-coordinates movement, balance posture, and muscle tone
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DIENCEPHALON
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-functions in controlling the endocrine system, autonomic system, and rhythms of the body
-HUNGER, THURST, SEX DRIVE, EMOTIONS |
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CEREBRUM
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-higher thought process
-superior region of the brain -made up of 2 hemispheres, the right and left -hemispheres are divided into 4 parts: front lobe, parietal lobe, temporal lobe, occipital lobe |
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THE BRAIN IS SURROUNDED BY THREE LAYERS OF THE MENINGES WHICH ARE PROTECTIVE STRUCTURES
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-with in the meninges of lies the CEREBRAL SPINAL FLUID wich protects the brain
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