Hindbrain Flashcards

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Cerebellum

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mini brain because it is bihemispheric
- allows the use of multiple motor groups simultaneously - body coordination
-balance
- posture

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Brainstem

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fuses spinal cord to brain - first to work upon birth and last to die

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Reticualr Formation

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  • part of brainstem
  • sensory filter= screens out different external signals like noise and decides which ones are important enough to advance to thalamus
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Pons Varolli

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  • regulates respiratory system
  • all the signals that RF deems unimportant go here and we dream about them later
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Medula Oblongata

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  • reguates circulatory system
  • visceral reflexes like gagging, swallowing, coughing, blinking
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Hindbrain

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responsible for basic autonomic functions and keeps us alive

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