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Opposite side of the brain

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contralateral

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same side of the brain

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ipsilateral

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What is the slicing section that goes parallel to the forehead

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transverse/coronal

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What is the slicing section that goes through the two hemispheres

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saggital

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5
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what makes up the grey matter

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cell bodies and dendrites

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What makes up the white matter

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myelinated axons

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what is the large fibre bundle that connects the two hemispheres

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corpus callosum

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three meninges

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dura, pia, arachnoid

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What is the CSF and where does it flow

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Cerebrospinal fluid, fills subarachnoid space

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what are the ventricals

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cavities filled with CSF for exchange of materials between blood vessels and brain tissue

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What does the telencephalon and the diencephalon make?

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the forebrain

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What structures are in the forbrain

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cerebral cortex, basal ganglia, limbic system, thalamus, hypothalamus

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What structures are in the hindbrain

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cerebrum, pons, medulla

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what are the grooves in the cerebral cortex called

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sulci

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what are the folds in the cerebral cortex called

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gyri

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functions of the frontal lobe

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motor and cognition

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function of the parietal lobe

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somatosensory

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function of the occipital lobe

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vision

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function of temporal lobe

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hearing, vision, cognition, emotion

20
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Is frontal lobe rostral or caudal

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rostral

21
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is occipital lobe rostral or caudal

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caudal

22
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what do primary areas do

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recieve info from the senses

23
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what is the primary motor cortex connected to

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muscles in body

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What does the premotor cortex do

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controls primary motor cortex

25
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what does the prefrontal cortex do

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planning, judgement, strategies

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