Chapter 2 (The Brain) Flashcards
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Basic Description
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3 lbs, Grey, 100 Billion Neurons
2
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Cerebellum
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Back of the brain, controls voluntary movement, balance, posture, small movements in hands and feet
3
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Parietal lobes
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Behind frontal lobes, for organizing/interpreting information
4
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Temporal lobes
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Ear level, for facial recognition, language recognition, emotions and reactions of others.
5
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Frontal lobes
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High level brain function, motor skills, problem solving, planning, attention emotion, impulse control
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Diencephalon
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Base of brain, thalamus, epithalamus, hypothalamus
7
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Thalmus
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Memory
8
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Epithalamus
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Connects limbic system
9
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Hypothalamus
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Controls sleep, appetite, body temp.
10
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Myelin sheath
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Protective layer
11
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Spinal cord
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Connects nerve signals to the brain
12
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Limbic system
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Involved in motivation,emotion, learning and memory
