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1
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average weight of brain

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3 pounds

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2
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how many liters of the brain

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1.3 L

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3
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brain is like food

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jello

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4
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how much of body mass is the brain

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2%

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5
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how much cardiac output does the brain get

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20%

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6
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brain amount of neural tissue

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95%

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7
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20-21 days post conception we see brain embryology

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ectoderm thickens to become neural plate

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neural plate as 20-21 days with neural folds becoming

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neural groove

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9
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neural folds eventually grow to midline and make follow tube called

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neurocoel

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10
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very center of neuro tube is

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neurocoel

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11
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after neural tube forms 3-4 week of gestation

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anterior neural tube get swellings called primary brain vesicles

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what is the very front of the brain vesicles

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prosencephalon

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13
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behind the prosencephalon is the

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mesencephalon

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14
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what is behind the mesencephalon

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rhombencephalon

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15
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after the primary brain vesicles develop prosencephalon and rhombencephalon seperate to make

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secondary brain vesicles

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16
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after the primary brain vesicles develop prosencephalon and rhombencephalon seperate to make

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secondary brain vesicles

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17
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prosencephalon gives rise to

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telencephalon

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18
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telencephalon ends up being the

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largest portion of the cerebrum

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19
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diencephalon arises from the

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prosencephalon

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20
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diencephalon includes

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thalamus and hypothalums

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21
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mesencephalon gives rise to

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midbrain

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22
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rhombencephalon seperates to

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metencephalon and myelencephalon

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23
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mentencephalon gives rise to

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cerebellum and pons

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24
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myelencephalon gives rise to

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spinal cord medulla oblongata

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25
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ventricles are important because they are filled with

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cerebrospinal fluid

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26
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first two ventricles are the

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lateral ventricles

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27
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lateral ventricles are enclosed within

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cerebral hemispheres

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28
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third ventricles openings from

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lateral

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29
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opening from lateral to third ventricle

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interventricular foramina

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30
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canal within the mesencephalon

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cerebral aquadecut

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31
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cerebral aquadduct connects third ventricle with

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fourth ventricle

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32
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fouth ventricle connects to

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central canal of spinal cord and to the subarachnoid space

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33
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what protects the brain first

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bones

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34
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cranial meninges are continuous with the

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spinal meninges

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35
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dura mater splits into

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2 different sublayers

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36
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dura mater layer that is closer to skull

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endosteal cranial dura

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37
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deep layer of dura mater is the

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meningeal cranial dura

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38
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between two layers of the dura mater is the

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dural sinuses

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39
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dural sinuses work like

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veins

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40
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folds of dura mater that help support brain

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falx cerebri and tentorium cereblli

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41
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falx cerebri connects to the

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cristi galli of the ethmoid

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42
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tentorium cerebelli help

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support cerebellum

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43
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pass through dura matter which leads to arachnoid mater has most

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cerebral spinal fluid flowing

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44
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connection between subarachoid space and dural sinus

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arachnoid granulations

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45
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arachnoid granulations allow

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cerebral spinal fluid to pass into the dural passes mixing it with blood

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46
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after arachnoid mater is the pia mater lines

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every grove and every fold

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47
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astrocytes in pia mater

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anchor it to the brain, very vascular

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48
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cerebrospinal fluid is a fluid

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lymph like

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49
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cerebrospinal fluid helps transport

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nutrients, chemicals, and waste products

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50
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amount of cerebrospinal fluid

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150 ml and replaces every 8 hrs

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51
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we make cerebrospinal fluid through

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choroid plexuses

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52
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choroid plexuses are for

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each ventricle of the brain

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53
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choroid plexus specialized capillary

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very permeable
to take things out of blood
ependymal cells

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54
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where does cerebrospinal fluid go after produce

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lateral to third to cerebral aquaduct to fourth ventricle then pass to spinal cord or majority go to medial or lateral apertures

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55
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eventual CSF will make it to the superior region to the

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arachnoid granulations

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56
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blood brain barrier maintains

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chemical environment

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57
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least permeable capillaries in body

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blood brain barriers

58
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most inferior region of the brain is the

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medulla oblongata

59
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any info in or out of spinal cord pass through

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medulla oblongata

60
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cranial nerves for medulla oblongata

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vii, ix, x, xi, xii

61
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specialized nuclei for autonomic control of visceral activities medulla oblongata

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cardiovascular, respiratory, emetic center

62
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superior to the medulla oblongata is the

63
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pons gives rise to CN

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v, vi,vii, vii

64
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pons communicates with

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respiratory medulla oblongata

65
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pons tracs are

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ascending/descending

66
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upon the pons is the

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mesencephalon

67
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upon the pons is the

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mesencephalon

68
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mesencephalon CN

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CNIII and IV

69
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mesencephalon main structure

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corpora quadrigemina

70
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corpora quadrigemina pairs

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superior and inferior colliculi

71
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superior colliculi reflex to

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visual stimuli

72
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inferior colliculi reflex to

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auditory input

73
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major nucli of the mesencephalon

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reticular formation

74
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reticular formation help

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involuntary control motor control, limb position, consciousness

75
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diencephalon includes

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epithalamus, thalamus, hypothalaymus

76
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what is the3 roof of the third ventricle

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epithalamus

77
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pineal gland is in the

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epithalamus

78
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80% of diencephalon

79
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what is connected to the pituitary gland

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hypothalamus

80
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right and left thalamus connected via

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massa intermedia

81
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functions of thalamus

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relay sensories,

82
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filter of the brain for relevant stimuli

83
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thalamus also helps coordinate

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motor activities

84
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what connects pituitary gland with hypothalamus

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infundibulum

85
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hypothalamus functions

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subconscious control of muscle contraction with emotions

adjust autonomic centers (cardiovascular)

coordinatees nervous and endocerine

86
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hypothalamus secretes

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antidiuretic and oxytocin

87
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oxytocin female production

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of milk, and help with delievery

88
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hypothalamus is the location of

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emotions, thirst, internal thermostat

89
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cerebellum hemispheres connected by

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two, vermis

90
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folds of brain

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grooves of brain

92
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cerebellum white matter forms

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arbor vitae

93
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cerebellum is the ending of

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spinocerebellur tracts

94
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cerebellum function

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receive info for where body parts will be

balance, tactile, visual, auditory

adjusts postural muscles

fine tunes coordinate voluntary, involun

95
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somatic motor control starts

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decision in frontal lobe of cerebrum

96
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somatic motor control decision to move conveyed to

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premotor cortex

97
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premotor cortex in somatic motor control then goes to the

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cerebellum

98
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cerebellum calculates

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what to do with your position with what muscles you want

99
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largest and most complicated region of the brain

100
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cerebrum has two hemispheres seperated by

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longitudinal fissure

101
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outer layer of gray matter in brain is called

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cerebral cortex

102
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cerebral cortex folds/grooves

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gryi/ sulci

103
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prominent sulcus for cerebrum

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central sulcus

104
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central sulcus seperates

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precentral gryus and postcentral gryus

105
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major lobes of cerebrum

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frontal, temporal, insula, parietal, occipital

106
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deep region of cerebrum

107
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hemisphere of cerebrum recieves

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sensory info and generates motor commands to opposite side of body

108
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cerebral cortex motor areas 3

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primary motor cortex, premotor cortex, speech center

109
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primary motor cortex control is

110
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cerebral cortex that helps with fine control

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primary motor cortex

111
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anteriro to primary motor cortex

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premotor cortex

112
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what cortex helps control motor skills and controls muscles simultaneously

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premotor cortex

113
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speech center specific for

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motor speech area

114
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speech center only found on

115
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cerebral cortex sensory areas 8

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primary somatosensory cortex, somatosensory association area, visual cortex, visual association area, auditory cortex, auditory association area, olfactory cortex/association area, gustatory cortex/association area

116
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primary somatosensory cortex recieves

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info from posterior columns and spinothalamic tracts

117
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somatonsensory association area that gives meaning to

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stimuli from primary somatonsensory cortex

118
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posterior occipital lobe contains

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visual cortex

119
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visual cortex detects

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light location, intesity, and wavelength

120
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left visual field of each eye is interpreted by

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left side of brain

121
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visual association area gives meaning to

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visual cortex stimuli

122
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auditory cortex determines

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pitch, sound, and intesity of sound

123
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each ear sends stimnulus information to both sides of the brain for

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auditory cortex

124
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to give meaning to auditory cortex you need

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auditory association area

125
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region in auditory association area

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receptive speech area to help comprehend language

126
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receptive speech area is usually on

127
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olfactory cortex/ association process

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olfactory stimuli

128
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gustatory cortex processes

129
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cerebral cortex part that doesn’t do sensation

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prefrontal cortex

130
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frontal cortex is the major

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integration center

131
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what integrates info from sensory association and performs abstract intellectual functions

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prefrontal cortex

132
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if prefrontal cortex destroyed

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personality changed, judgement, abstract reasoning, planning, cognition

133
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left hemisphere of brain helps with

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language, reading, writing, speaking, mathematics, logical and analytical reasoning

134
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right hemisphere helps with

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spatial perception, intuition, facial recognition, artistic/musical skills, emotion

135
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lateralization of hemispheres is true for %

136
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two hemispheres are connected by the

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corpus callosum

137
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fibers in the cerebral white matter

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association, commissual, projection

138
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association fibers connect

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regions of same hemisphere

139
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commissural fibers connect

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cerebral hemispheres

140
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projection fibers connect

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cerebrum top regions of brain and cord

141
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cerebrum basal nuclei controls

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muscle tone and coordination of learned movement patterns

142
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limbic system establishes

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emotional states and behavioral drives

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