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17 Cards in this Set
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Thalamus |
Involved in sensory and motor signal relay and the regulation of consciousness and sleep. |
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Auditory Cortex |
3 sections primary, secondary, tertiary, primary process sound, understanding, and language. |
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Primary Visual Cortex |
Part of the cerebral cortex responsible for processing visual info. |
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cerebellum |
responsible for balance and coordination of muscles and the body. |
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Cerebral Cortex |
The outer layer of the cerebrum composed of folded gray matter, plays an important role in consciousness. |
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Broca's Area |
Responsible for producing language also motor functions and speech production. |
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Pituitary gland |
Controls growth and development and the functioning of other endocrine glands |
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Wernickes Area |
Involved in the comprehension of speech, sounds, and is considered the receptive language or language comprehension center. |
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Hypothalamus |
Responsible for behaviors such as hunger and thirst, as well as the monitor of body temp. |
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Medulla |
Connects the higher levels of the brain to the spinal cord and is responsible for involuntary functions. |
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Temporal Lobe |
Process auditory info from the ears |
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Occipital Lobe |
Process visual info from the eyes |
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Parietal Lobe |
Process sensory info that has to do with taste, temp, and touch. |
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Frontal Lobe |
Carries out higher mental processes such as thinking, decision making and planning. |
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Amygdale |
Two per person one on each side of the brain the integrative center for emotions, emotional behavior and motivation. |
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Hippocampus |
Processes long term memory and emotional responses. |
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Difference between male / female brains |
-Women use 20,000 words a day men use 7,000 -Women tend to have bigger frontal lobes responsible for problem solving and decision making, also larger limbic cortex responsible for regulation emotions, hippocampus- memory -Men tend to have larger parictal cortex which involves space perception and the amygdala which regulates sexual and social behavior. - Women have 11% more neurons than men in the brain centers for language and hearing. - Men use more gray matter than men -Women use more white matter |
