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Brain Areas & Their Function Flashcards

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Central Nervous System

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consists of the brain and spinal cord

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Cingulate Glands

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Belt bridge that covers the corpus callosum that plays an important role in attention and cognitive awareness

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Medulla

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Responsible for digestion, respiration, heart rate, breathing, and blood pressure

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Pons

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Sleep

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Brain Stem

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Includes; Medulla, Midbrain, and pons

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Cerebellum

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Motor coordination, balance

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Midbrain

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Coordinates movement with sensory input

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Reticular activating system (RAS)

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Process of arousal and tension

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Limbic System

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Emotional experiences/BASIC DRIVES of sex, aggression, hunger, and thirst

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Caudate Nucleus

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Controls motor behavior

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Cerebral Cortex

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Contains over 80% of neurons in the central nervous system

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Left Hemisphere

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Verbal and other cognitive processes

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Right Hemisphere

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Perceiving surrounding events and creating images

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Temporal Lobe

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Recognizing various sights and sounds

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Parietal Lobe

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Recognizing various sensations of touch

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Occipital Lobe

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Integrates various visual input

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Frontal Lobe

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Thinking and reasoning abilities

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Peripheral Nervous System

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Coordination with brain stem to ensure body is working properly (voluntary)

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Somatic Nervous System

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Controls our muscles

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Autonomic Nervous System

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Regulates the cardiovascular system and the endocrine system (involuntary)

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Endocrine System

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Releases hormones into the bloodstream. Regulates 4 glands; adrenal, gonads, pituitary, and thyroid.

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Sympathetic Nervous System

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Mobilizes body during times of stress (activating)

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Parasympathetic Nervous System

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Renormalizes body after arousal states

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Pituitary Gland

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Master or coordinator of endocrine system

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