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Cerebrum |
Largest part of brain F: higher mental functions like actions and thought |
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Cerebellum |
Sits under Cerebrum F: Repetitive motor coordination, balance & equilibrium |
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Diencephalon and its two major subsections |
Epithalamus contains the pineal gland which secretes melatonin: regulates sleep, wake cycle Thalamus: processes/relays sensory info *sensory = "taking in" i.e. sight, tough, feelings Hypothalamus: hormone regulation via communication with the pituitary gland, emotion and behavioral drives (hunger), voluntary and autonomic function |
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What is the brain stem made up of? |
Mescencephalon: processes sight, sound, and associated reflexes Pons: connects cerebellum to brain stem F: somatic (body) & visceral (organ) motor control *abundance of cranial nerves (Trigeminal, vestibulocochlear, abducens, facial) Medulla oblongata: connects brain to spinal cord F: relays information, regulateds autonomic functions (HR, BP, respiration) |
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Frontal lobe function |
Planning; decision making; voluntary muscle control |
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Parietal lobe function |
Processing sensory info (Taste, Temperature, Touch, Pain, Taste, Pressure) |
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Temporal lobe function |
Hearing & smell |
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Occipital lobe function |
Visual cortex |
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Where does the brain get its blood supply from? What takes the blood away? |
Brings blood to brain:
Internal carotid arteries Vertebral arteries Takes blood away from brain: Internal jugular Dural Sinuses |
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What is the Limbic System? |
Emotions, memory storage and retrieval |
