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25 Cards in this Set
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brain stem
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hind brain, mid brain, central structures of the fore brain
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medulla
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non conscious activity (breathing)
tracts carrying signals between brain and body |
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pons
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dreaming
relays sensory info to cerebellum and thalamus |
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reticular formation
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maintains arousal, attention, controls motor areas of spine
network of nuclei in the central core of the brain stem |
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cerebellum
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balance, complex movements, attention, learning
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substantia nigra
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gives rise to a dopamine containing pathway
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tectum
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sensory processing
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tegmentum
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production of dopamine for the reward pathway
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forebrain
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two hemispheres, cerebral cortex on outside, and other structures inside, higher level thinking
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limbic system
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motivation, emotion, sexual behavior
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thalamus
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sensory info (ears, eyes, skin, mouth) and relays it to the cortex
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hypothalamus
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(hunger, thirst, sleep)
regulates pituitary gland |
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pituitary gland
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controls endocrine (hormones) system
regulated by hypothalamus |
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amygdala
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fear, anger, facial expressions
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hippocampus
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memory storage and retrieval
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cingulate gyrus
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emotional and social information
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olfactory bulbs
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recieves sensory info
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basal ganglia
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integrates voluntary movement, emotion, attention. storage of procedural memories
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cerebral cortex
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processes info, surrounds brain
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frontal lobe
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planning, problem solving, speech, motor function
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parietal lobe
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sensation from skin movement and attention
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temporal lobe
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processes sound, language.
in left hemisphere |
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occipital lobe
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vision
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precentral gyrus
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motor function (direction of movements)
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postcentral gyrus
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analyzes sensation from touch muscles and joints
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