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What is the function of the Hypothalamus?
The hypothalamus regulates the pituitary gland, heart rate, blood pressure, and temperature.
What is the function of the cerebellum?
The cerebellum controls muscle coordination and balance.
What is the function of the pons?
The pons relays information between the cerebellum and cerebal cortex.
What are the Four lobes of the brain?
Frontal, Parietal, Occipital, Temporal
What does the left hemisphere of the brain contain?
Logic, language.
What protects the brain?
Bone; Skull & Spinal cord
Meninges-Membranes
Cerebrospinal fluids
What do cones do?
Detect color
What is the pituitiary?
Master endocrine gland.
Hormonal control.
What are the three types of the Neurons?
sensory, interneurons, Motor.
How is Astigmatism caused?
Uneven curvature of a part of the cornea.
What is the Pinna?
collects sound waves
what is the auditory canal?
funnels sound to tympanic membrane and prevents infection by secreating ear wax.
What is the Medulla Oblangata?
Center of Autonomic NS control. ( Heart rate, blood pressure, breathing)
What is the function of rods?
Helps you see in dark light.
What is the blind spot?
Area where optic nerve leaves eye.