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Brain Flashcards

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Gyri

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Elevated ridges

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Sulci

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Shallow grooves

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3
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Fissures

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Deeper grooves between L and R

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4
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What are the 5 lobes formed by

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Deeper sulci

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5
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3 regions of cerebral hemisphere

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Cortex
White matter
Basal nuclei

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Cerebral cortex

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Only gray matter

Place for perception, communication, memory, understanding, initiating movement

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7
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Cerebral white matter

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Deep to cortex
Provides communication within cerebrum
Corpus callosum connects hemisphere

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Basal nuclei

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Learning of importance

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9
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Diencephalon

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Thalamus
Hypothalamus
Epithalamus

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10
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4 parts of the brain

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Cerebrum
Diencephalon
Brain stem
Cerebellum

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Thamalus

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Relay center

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Hypothalamus

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Blood pressure. Heart rate. 
Body's thermostat 
Hunger and thirst 
Regulate sleep patterns
Emotions
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Epithalamus

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Pineal gland

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14
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Brain stem

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Midbrain
Pons
Medulla oblongata

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15
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Midbrain

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Holds up cerebrum
Visual and auditory reflex centers
Consciousness

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Pons

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Relay center

17
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Medulla Oblongata

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Pyramids 
Crossover 
Reflex center 
Homeostasis 
Vomiting. Swallowing. Coughing. Sneezing.
18
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Cerebellum

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Interprets input

Coordinated movement

19
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Strokes

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Ischemic: blood circulation to the brain is lost
Hemorrhagic: compression of the brain. Brain tissue dies.

20
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Limbic system

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Thalamus
Hypothalamus
Hippocampus
Amygdala

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