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Corpus Callosum

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Relays infor between L and R hemispheres of cerebrum

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Pinal Body

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Produces melatonin. Regulates circadian rhythm

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Thalamus

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Relays sensory info to the cerebrum

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Pyriform Lobe

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Processes scent

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Gray matter

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regions of the brain unmyelinated neurons, neuronal cells

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Spinal Cord

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Carries information from brain to the body and vice versa

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Pons

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Sends signals to cerebellum and forebrain. Mediates sleep and arousal

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Cerebrospinal Fluid

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Protects brain and spinal cord, delivers nutrients to nervous tissue, removes waste products from cerebral metabolism

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Cerebellar Vermis

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Proprioception

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Cerebellar Hemispheres

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Motor Control

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Temporal lobe

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processing and perceiving sound, memory

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medial longitude fissure

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divides the cerebrum into the L and R hemispheres

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Rhinal Fissure

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divides the cerebrum from the underlying

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Sylvian Fissure

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Divides the frontal lobe from the temporal

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Optic chiasm

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part of the brain where the optic nerves partially cross

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Olfactory Bulb

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Nerve: 1 (I)
Function: processing oder

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Optic

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Nerve: 2 (II)
Function Transmit sensory info from the eye

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Oculomotor

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Nerve: 3 (III)
Function: Innervates muscles that move the eye, control eyelid elevation and pupillary constriction/accommodation

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Trochlear

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Nerve: 4 (IV)
Function: responsible for both lateral and vertical eye movement

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Trigeminal

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Nerve: 5 (V)
Function: Transmit info from face
Sensory: information from the skin, muscles, bone and teeth
Motor: biting, chewing, swallowing

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Facial

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Nerve: 7 (VII)
Function: Inneervates muscles of scalp and face. Taste.
Sensory: taste from the tongue
Motor: Facial expression, innervates salivary glands and tear glands

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Vagus

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Nerve: 10 (X)
Function: Innervates pharyngeal muscles, vocal cords, larynx, heart lungs, digestive organs. Sensory info from the viscera of abdomen and chest

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Cerebellum

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Fine motor control, motor coordination

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Thalamus

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Relays sensory info to cerebrum

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Midbrain

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Regulates eye movement and pupil dilation. Assists in motor control

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Choroid Plexus

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Produces CSF

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Caudate Nucleus

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involved in motor coordination

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Hippocampus

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Learning and Memory

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What 2 structures are part of the midbrain

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superior colliculus and inferior colliculus

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3 layers of meninges

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  1. Dura mater
  2. Arachnoid mater
  3. Pia mater
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4 lobes of the cerebrum

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  1. Frontal
  2. Parietal
  3. Temporal
  4. occipital
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White Matter

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Regions of the brain with myelinated neurons

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What structures separate the L and R ventricles

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Septum Pellucidum

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2 cranial nerves that are purely sensory nerves

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  1. Vestibulocochlear (VIII)
  2. Optic
  3. Olfactory
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The cerebral aqueduct connects 2 ventricles

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3rd and 4th

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The parietal lobe is X to the temporal lobe, and is responsible for X

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Dorsal, sensory integration

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The arachnoid mater is the X of the meninges and serves to X

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2nd layer, protect the brain

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The X nerve carries visual info to the brain and is X to the hypothalamus

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Optic, anterior/ rostral

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Both the X and X nerves transmit sensory information from the tongue

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facial and glossopharyngeal

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Medulla

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Controls autonomic functions

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Midbrain

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regulates eye movement and pupil dilation. Assists in motor control

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Hypothalamus

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Regulates ANS; synthesizes hormones, regulates body temp, thirst, hunger, circadian rhythm

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Meninges

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Protects the brain and spinal cords

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Cerebellum

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Fine motor control, motor coordination

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Cerebrum

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Movement, sensory processing, smell, language, communication, learning, memory

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Frontal lobe

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reasoning, personality, attention

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Parietal lobe

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processing sensory info from the body, processing spatial info and language

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Occipital lobe

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processing and perceiving vision

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Gyri

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On L hemisphere
Increase the surface area of the brain and allow it to fit within the skull

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Sulcus

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On R hemisphere
Increase the surface area of the brain and allow it to fit within the skull

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Pyriform Lobe

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Processing of olfactory sensory info

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Pyramidal tract

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relay info between the cerebral cortex and the spinal cord

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Abducens

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Nerve: 6 (VI)
Function: lateral eye movement

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Vestibulocochlear

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Nerve: 8 (VIII)
Function: Balance and hearing

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Glossopharyngeal

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Nerve: 9 (IX)
Function: Salivary production. sentation from pharynx, swallowing, taste

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Hypoglossal

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Nerve: 12 (XII)
Function: controls the muscles of the tongue

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Superior Colliculus

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receives input from eyes. Control eye movement

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Inferior Colliculus

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relay station for auditory info en route to the thalamus. Receives input from ears

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2 structures form the cerebellum

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cerebellar vermis and cerebellar hemisphere

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The X nerves are responsible for eye movement and are located caudal to the X nerve

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Oculomotor/trochlear/abducens; optic

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Spinal Accessory Nerve

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Nerve: 11 (XI)
Function: controls the muscles of the neck and shoulders

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Lateral Ventricle

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The CSF filled space within each cerebral hemisphere

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Thalamus

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relays sensory info to the cerebrum

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