Brain Structures Flashcards
1
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Cerebellum
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coordination of movement
2
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Pons
A
manages sleep and arousal
3
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Reticular Formation
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regulates sleep and arousal
4
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Cerebrum
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sensing, thinking, learning, emotion, consciousness, voluntary movements
5
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medulla
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controls breathing, muscle tone, and circulation
6
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Hypothalamus
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regulates basic biological needs (Autnomic NS - temperature, thrist, hunger)
7
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Corpus Callosum
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bridges the two hemispheres
8
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Limbic system
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surrounds the Thalamus, Hypothalamus, Amygdala and Hippocampus and regulates emotion, pleasure centers of the brain
9
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Hippocampus
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memory processes
10
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Thalamus
A
relay center of the brain
11
Q
Amygdala
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aggression, fear
12
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prefrontal cortex
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executive functioning: planning, organization, decision making
13
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Pituitary Gland
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regulates endocrine glands
14
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Limbic system
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regulates emotion
