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19 Cards in this Set
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Amygdala
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emotion and aggression
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cerebrum
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sensing, thinking, learning, emotions, consciousness
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hypothalamus
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basic biological needs
hunger, thirst, temperature control |
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pituitary gland
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master gland
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hippocamus
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learning and memory
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pons
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sleep and arousal
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medulla
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regulating unconscious functions
breathing and circulation |
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spinal cord
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transmitting information between brain and body
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reticular formation
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fibers carrying stimulation related to sleep and arousal
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cerebellum
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fine muscle movement
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thalamus
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relay center
handling incoming and outgoing signals |
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corpus callosum
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bridge between left brain and right brain
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Acetylcholine
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released by motor neurons controlling skeletal muscle/ contributes to the regulation of attention, arousal and memory
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dopamine
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controls voluntary movements/ reward pathway
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norepinephrime
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moods and arousal // depression
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serotomin
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sleep and wakefulness, eating // eating disorders
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GABA
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regulates anxiety, sleep and arousal // anxiety disorders
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glutamate
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learning and memory
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endorphins
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painkillers
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