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Components of forebrain

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Cerebral cortex 
Basal ganglia
Limbic system
Thalamus
Hypothalamus
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Components of midbrain

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Inferior and superior colliculi

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Components of hindbrain

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Cerebellum
Medulla oblongata
Reticular formation

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Basal ganglia

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Forebrain

Movement

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Limbic system

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Forebrain

Emotion and memory

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Thalamus

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Forebrain

Sensory relay station

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Hypothalamus

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Forebrain
Hunger and thirst; emotion
(4F’s: feeding, fighting, flighting, (sexual) functioning)

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Inferior and superior colliculi

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Midbrain

Sensorimotor reflexes

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Cerebellum

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Hindbrain

Refined motor movements

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Medulla oblongata

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Hindbrain
Vital functioning (breathing, digestion)
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Reticular formation

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Hindbrain

Arousal and alertness

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Rhombencephalon

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Hindbrain

Made of myelencephalon (medulla oblongata) and metencephalon (pons and cerebellum)

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Pons

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Hindbrain
Lies above medulla
Contains sensory and motor pathways between cortex and medulla

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Components of limbic system

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Corpus callosum 
Thalamus
Hippocampus
Fornix 
Septal nuclei
Amygdala
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Septal nuclei

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Limbic system
Primary pleasure center
Addictive behavior

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Amygdala

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Limbic system

Defensive and aggressive behaviors

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Hippocampus

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Limbic system

Learning and memory (formation of long term memory)

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Fornix

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Limbic system

Communication connection between hippocampus and other portions of limbic system

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Wernicke’s Area

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Temporal lobe

Language reception and comprehension

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Broca’s area

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Dominant hemisphere

Language production

MCAT Hormones (3 decks)

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