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24 Cards in this Set
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Thalamus |
Relay center for incoming sensory information |
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Cerebrum |
Involved in sensing, thinking, learning, emotion, consciousness, and voluntary movement |
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Amygdala |
Limbic system structure involved in emotion and aggression |
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Hippocampus |
Limbic system structure involved in learning and memory |
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Cerebellum |
Coordinates fine muscle movement, balance |
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Brain stem |
Consists of pons and medulla |
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Spinal cord |
Transmits information between brain and rest of body; handles simple reflexes |
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Reticular formation |
Neural gating and cortical arousal system that influences consciousness and attention |
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Medulla |
Regulates vital functions such as breathing and circulation |
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Pons |
Involved in sleep and arousal |
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Pituitary gland |
"Master" gland that regulates other endocrine glands |
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Hypothalamus |
Regulates basic biological needs: hunger, thirst, temperature control |
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Corpus callosum |
Bridge of fibers passing information between the two cerebral hemispheres |
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Hindbrain |
Part of the brain that contains the brain stem, medulla, pons and cerebellum |
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Midbrain |
Part of the brain that contains sensory and motor neurons, as well as the reticular formation |
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Forebrain |
Part of the brain that contains the cerebrum, the thalamus, the hypothalamus, the limbic system (incl. Hippocampus and amygdala), and the cerebral cortex |
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Motor cortex |
Part of the cerebral cortex that controls the more than 600 muscles involved in voluntary body movements |
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Sensory cortex |
Part of the cerebral cortex that receives sensory input that gives rise to our sensations of heat, touch, and cold and to our senses of balance and body movement |
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Prefrontal cortex |
Executive functions (goal setting, judgement, strategic planning, and impulse control) |
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Broca's area |
Speech formation |
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Auditory cortex |
Hearing |
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Visual cortex |
Sight |
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Wernicke's area |
Speech understanding |
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Association cortex |
Part of the cerebral cortex involved in many important mental functions, including perception, language, and thought |