Brain structures Flashcards
1
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Divisions of the forebrain
A
Telencephalon and diencephalon
2
Q
What part of the brain is telencephalon
A
Forebrain
3
Q
Telencephalon structures
A
Basal gangalia, limbic system, cerebral cortex and motor cortex.
4
Q
Basal gangalia
A
Executive function, behaviour and emotion
5
Q
Limbic system
A
Emotion, pleasure, memory, sexual and aggressive behaviour
6
Q
Cerebral cortex
A
Intelligence, planning, personality and language-grey matter
7
Q
Motor cortex
A
-Planning and executing motor functions
8
Q
What division is diencephalon
A
Forebrain
9
Q
Diencephalon structures
A
Thalamus, hypothalamus
10
Q
Thalamus
A
Controls imput to cerebral cortex
11
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Hypothalamus
A
controls autonomic nervous system and endocrine system
