3.2 Flashcards

1
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why is the cerebral cortex heavily folded

A

increases the surface area

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2
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describe what happens in the sensory areas

A

sense organs send info to the cns

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3
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describe what happens in association areas

A

processes info in the cns like personality and decision making

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4
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describe what happens in motor areas

A

cns sends info to muscles

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5
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what happens in the corpus collusion

A

info is transferred between the two hemispheres if the brain

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6
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what does localisation of function do

A

there are areas which have a particular function

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7
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what does the cerebrum control

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It controls intelligence, personality, conscious thought and high-level functions, such as language and verbal memory.

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8
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what does the medulla control

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controls unconscious activities such as heart rate and breathing rate,

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9
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what dues the hypothalamus do

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which is the regulating centre for temperature and water balance within the body.

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