Keywords Flashcards
1
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What is the brain?
A
An organ made up of nerves that controls cognition, mental processes and and control of the body and its functions
2
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What is a hemisphere?
A
Half of the physical brain
3
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What is the cerebrum?
A
- Upper part of brain which is divided into two cerebral hemispheres
- Largest part of brain
4
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What is a cortex?
A
- Outer layer of cerebrum
2. Plays important role in consciousness
5
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What is the spinal cord?
A
- Long, thing and tubular collection of nerves that is protected by the spinal column
- Transmits messages from the brain to rest of body
6
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What is a reflex?
A
Automatic responses to a stimulus that require no conscious thought