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20 Cards in this Set
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Three Types of Meninges
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Dura Mater
Aracnoid Layer Pia Mater |
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Dura Mater
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Outermost covering of the brain, composed of tough fibrous connective tissue
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Pia Mater
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Innermost covering of the brain; delicate and vascular
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Arachnoid Layer
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Middle meningeal layer; like a cobweb in structure
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Choroid plexus
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Capillary knots where cerebrospinal fluid is formed
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Ventricle
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Choroid plexus hangs from the roofs of ventricles
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Cortex of cerebellum (white or gray matter)
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composed of gray matter
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Basal nuclei (white or gray matter)
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composed of gray matter
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Corpus callosum (white or gray matter)
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composed of white matter
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Pyramids (white or gray matter)
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composed of white matter
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Thalamic nuclei (white or gray matter)
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composed of gray matter
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Cerebellar peduncle (white or gray matter)
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composed of white matter
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Hypothalamus (function)
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-site of regulation of water balance and body temperature
-part of the limbic system; contains centers for many drives (rage, pleasure, hunger, sex, etc.) |
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Pons (function)
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contains reflex centers involved in regulating respiratory rhythm in conjunction with lower brain-stem centers
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Cerebellum (function)
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responsible for the regulation of posture and coordination of skeletal muscle movements
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Thalamus (function)
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-Imporant relay station for afferent fibers traveling to the sensory cortex for interpretation
-encloses third ventricle |
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Medulla oblongata (function)
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contains autonomic centers, which regulate blood pressure and respiratory rhythm, as well as coughing and sneezing centers
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Corpus callosum (function)
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Large fiber tract connecting the cerebral hemispheres
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cerebral aqueduct (function)
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connects the third and fourth ventricles
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Choroid Plexus (function)
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forms cerebrospinal fluid
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