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18 Cards in this Set
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ventricles |
•produces + contains CSF •alleviate the brain •buoyancy |
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cingulate gyrus |
•process emotions + regulate behavior *behavior learned by reward(s)thalia |
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thalamus |
•sensation •information relay station- NOT SMELL |
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hypothalamus |
•maintain homeostasis •regulate hormones *nervous + endocrine system |
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optic chiasm |
•eye sight •right field = right eye •left field = left eye |
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pituitary gland |
•produces mostly tropic hormones *nervous + endocrine system |
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midbrain |
•processes: auditory, motor, & visual |
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pons |
cerebrum -> cerebellum brain -> body •sleep schedule |
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medulla oblongata |
•breathing •heartbeat -pain, temp., swallowing, speech, etc. |
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cerebellum |
•coordinating movement -motor learning -emotional process -cognitive functions |
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pineal gland |
•produces melatonin *nervous + endocrine system |
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corpus callosum |
•communication between left + right hemisphere |
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cerebrum |
*largest brain structure •two parts: left + right hemisphere •4 lobes: frontal, parietal, occipital, + temporal |
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cerebral cortex |
*wrinkly part •outer layer •gray matter •controls body function •memory |
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meninges |
•dura mater •arachnoid mater •pia mater *BLOOD *BRAIN *BARRIER |
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gyrus (pl. gyri) + sulcus (pl. sulci) |
*gyrus : ridge *sulcus : groove •creates more surface •increases neural communication •more gyri/sulci = more intelligence |
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grey + white matter |
•control the body |
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basal ganglia |
•motor control / body movement -control emotion -habit formation(s) -reward(s) + punishment(s) |
