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18 Cards in this Set
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hindbrain
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oldest part of the brain, mammals have structure as well.
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medulla
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base of brainstem, controls heartbeat and breathing.
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pons
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directly above medulla, helps control sleep and arousal.
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cerebellum
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helps coordinate voluntary movement and balance.
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midbrain
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reticular formation is a nerve network in the brainstem. controls arousal, attention and coordinated movement.
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forebrain
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control cognitive, sensory and motor functions. regulate temperature, reproductive functions, eating, sleeping and display of emotion.
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limbic system
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memory drives and emotion
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thalamus
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sensory switchboard. directs messages to the sensory and motor areas in cortex. linked to reticular formation.
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basil ganglia
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voluntary movements. (Parkinsons)
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hyopthalamus
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regulates eating, drinking, body temp, sexual behavior, control of emotions.
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cerebral cortex
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memory, attention, perceptual awareness, thought, language, and consciousness.
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occipital lobe
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visual processing center
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frontal lobe
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the ability to recognize future consequences resulting from current actions
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parietal lobe
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integrating sensory information from various parts of the body, knowledge of numbers and their relations, and in the manipulation of objects.
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temporal lobe
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speech, memory and hearing
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sensory cortex
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receives input from receptors in the body. It mediates our sense of touch.
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motor cortex
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planning, control, and execution of voluntary motor functions. ...
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association cortex
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advanced stages of sensory information processing, multisensory integration, or sensorimotor integration
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