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what are the two key features of a bilateral organism’s nervous system
presence of centralized network in each body segment
longitudinal transmission of information up ad down the body axis between segments
what are the 3 zones of expansion (bulges)
Forebrain - ProsenCephalon
Midbran - MesenCephalon
Hindbrain - RhombenCephalon
fancy name for forbrain
prosencephalon
fancy name for midbrain
mesencephalon
fancy name for hindbrain
rhombencephalon
what 2 things does the forebrain divide into
TelenCephalon and DiancePhalon
what 2 things does the hindbrain divide into
MetenCephalon and MyelencePhalon
what structures are in the telencephalon (forebrain)
Cerebral Hemispheres:
- cerebral cortex
- subcortical white matter
- basal ganglia
- basal forebrain nuclei
what structures are in the DiencePhalon (forebrain)
Thalamus and Hypothalamus
the midbrain is only made of the Mesencephalon, what structures are in that
Cerebral Peduncles
Midbrain Tectum
Midbrain Tegmentum
what is in the metencephalon (hindbrain)
pons and cerebellum
what is in the myelencephalon (hindbrain)
medulla
