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12 Cards in this Set
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reflex |
automatic unlearned reaction to a stimulus |
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spinal reflex |
reflex controlled at the level of the spinal cord |
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corpus callosum |
bundle of nerve fibers that connect the two cerebral hemispheres |
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cerebral cortex |
higher mental functions including thinking language learning memory emotions and control of voluntary movement |
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thalamus |
relay station for sorting and integrating sensory input regulation of sleep wake cycles |
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hypothalamus |
regulated many vital bodily functions such as hunger and thirst |
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occipital lobes |
located in the back of the head process visual information |
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parietal lobes |
located on the sides of the brain: above and in front of the occipital lobe process information relating to sensation |
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frontal lobe |
front of head and controls motor responses and higher mental functions |
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temporal lobe |
process auditory information |
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spinal cord |
column of nerves nearly as thick as thumb |
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medulla |
creates sensory neurons that transmit info |
