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16 Cards in this Set
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Medulla
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controls heartbeat and breathing
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Pons
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aids medulla in breathing controls arrousal and sleep
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Thalamus
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directs messages to the sensory receiving areas in the cortex and transmits replies to the cerebellum and medulla
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reticular formation
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controls arousal
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cerebellum
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movement and balance
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amygdala
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part of limbic system linked to emotion
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hippocampus
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index of memories
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hypothalamus
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controls eating, drinking, and body temperature
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frontal lobes
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involved in speaking and muscle movements, planning and judgements
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parietal lobes
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sensory cortex
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occipital lobes
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visual cortex and optic nerves
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temporal lobes
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speech and sound
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motor cortex
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area at rear of frontal lobe that controls voluntary movement
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sensory cortex
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area at the front of the parietal lobes that registers and processes body sensations
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prefrontal cortex
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area at the front of frontal lobes that plans, sequences and holds working memory
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corpus callosum
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large band of fibers that connects both brain hemispheres
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