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14 Cards in this Set
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Thalamus
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serves as a relay center for sensory information.
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Hypothalamus
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controls your body temperature, hunger, thirst, and your pituitary gland.
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Pituitary
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It releases a number of hormones that affect other endocrine glands or control certain body activities directly.
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Cerebellum
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regulates your balance and helps you coordinate your muscles and control your body movements.
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Temporal Lobe
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The region at the lower side of each cerebral hemisphere that contain centers of hearing and memory.
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Frontal Lobe
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The region at the front and top of each cerebral hemisphere. These two "lobes" are important for reason, emotion, and judgment as well as voluntary movement.
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Spinal Cord
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The mass of nervous tissue that is connected to the base of your brain. It runs down your back within the backbone and relays messages between your brain and your spinal nerves.
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Hippocampus
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plays major roles in short term memory and spatial navigation.
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Amygdale
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perform a primary role in the processing and memory of emotional reactions
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Medulla
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It deals with autonomic functions, such as breathing and blood pressure
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Wernicke's area
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hemisphere is specialized for language skills
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Auditory Cortex
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responsible for processing of auditory (sound) information
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Broca's Area
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nvolved in language processing, speech or sign[1] production, and comprehension.
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Cerebral Cortex
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memory, attention, perceptual awareness, thought, language, and consciousness
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