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Brain Flashcards

1
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separates the anterior horns of the left and right lateral ventricles

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septum pellucidum

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2
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connects the two thalami

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interthalamic adhesion

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3
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connects the two lateral ventricles to the third ventricle

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interventricular foramen

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4
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connects the two cerebral hemispheres

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anterior commissure

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5
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hypothalamus

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6
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crucial structure in the visual system

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optic chiasm

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7
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located below your hypothalamus

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pituitary gland

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8
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receive information from the hippocampus

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mammillary body

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9
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gives you sensory cues and motor information

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pons

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10
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joins your spinal cord to the rest of your brain

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medulla oblongata

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11
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spinal cord

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12
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facilitates information transfer between the left & right hemispheres

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corpus callosum

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13
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connects the hippocampus to the hypothalamus

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fornix

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14
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produces cerebrospinal fluid

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choroid plexus

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15
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relays sensory and motor information to the cerebral cortex

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thalamus

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16
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connects the midbrain, thalamus, and hypothalamus

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posterior commissure

17
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regulates the circadian rhythm

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pineal gland

18
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involved in visual and auditory reflexes

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corpora quadrigemina
(kwaa·druh·jeh·muh·nuh)

19
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fluid-filled canal that runs through the midbrain

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cerebral aqueduct

20
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tree-like arrangement of white fibers in the cerebellum of the brain

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arbor vitae

translates to “tree of life” in Latin

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fourth ventricle

22
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produces cerebrospinal fluid

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choroid plexus

23
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cerebellum

translates to “little brain” in Latin

24
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CRANIAL NERVE I

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olfactory

sensory

25
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CRANIAL NERVE II

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optic

sensory

26
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CRANIAL NERVE III

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oculomotor

motor

27
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CRANIAL NERVE IV

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trochlear

motor

28
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CRANIAL NERVE V

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trigeminal

sensory & motor

29
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CRANIAL NERVE VI

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abducens

motor

30
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CRANIAL NERVE VII

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facial

sensory & motor

31
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CRANIAL NERVE VIII

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vestibulocochlear

sensory

32
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CRANIAL NERVE IX

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glossopharyngeal

sensory & motor

33
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CRANIAL NERVE X

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vagus

sensory & motor

34
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CRANIAL NERVE XI

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accessory (spinal)

motor

35
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CRANIAL NERVE XII

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hypoglossal

motor

Human Anatomy & Physiology 2 (2 decks)

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