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27 Cards in this Set
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The hypothalamus is the higher center for the _____________ __________ _________.
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autonomic nervous system
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The hypothalamus is connected by a stalk called the ______________.
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infundibulum
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The hypothalamus' function is to maintain _________.
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homeostasis
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The thalmus registers crude sensation so _______, ________, __________ and pleasantness of __________.
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pain temperature and touch, emotion
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The thickest toughest connective tissue is the ___________
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duramater
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The web like tissue around between the duramater and the piamater is the _______
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arachnoid
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The ________ is tissue with many blood vessels and makes up the innermost layer around the brain.
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piamater
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The fluid in the spaces of the brain is
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cerebrospinal fluid
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the ________ _________ is a space filled with CSF.
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subarachnoid space
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The four cavities in the brain include:
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lateral ventricles, 3rd ventricle, 4th ventricle
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the ventricle found in the split within the cerebrum and beneath the corpus collusum is the ______ ventricle.
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3rd
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The ventricles found in each cerebral hemisphere are
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lateral ventricles
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The ventricle between the cerebellum, and medulla is the
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4th ventricle
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The ventricles form and circuulate_______
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CSF
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CSF is formed by a _________ _________.
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choroid plexus
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The CSF circulates from the ________ ventricle to the _______ ventricle and then to the ________ aquaduct to the _______ventricle to the _______ ________ of the cord and to the _________ space of the brain to the ________ sinuses where it is absorbed.
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lateral
3rd cerebral aquaduct 4th central canal subarachnoid subarachnoid venous sinuses |
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The 4 main parts of the brain include:
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brain stem
cerebellum diencephalon cerebrum |
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the corpus collosum connects both _________ of the _________.
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hemispheres of the cerebellum
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The bain stem controls what three things?
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cardiac
respiratory vasomotor center (blood vessels) |
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the brain stem includes these three parts
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medulla oblongata
pons mid brain |
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The midbrain contains cranial nerves # __ and #____
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3,4
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The pons contains cranial nerves ___thru ___
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5-8
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the medulla oblongata is located between the _______ and the _______ ________.
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pons, spinal cord
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The cerebellum is located _____ and _______the midbrain
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above behind
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The cerebellum controls three things
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coordination of skeletal mm
maintenence of posture maintains of mm tone |
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diencephalon is made up of these two parts
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thalamus
hypothalamus |
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The thalamus' function is to relay sensory impulses from the _______ to ________ ________.
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cord cerebral cortex
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