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Abducens Nerve (VI) function

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Eye movement; muscles attached to eye

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Trigeminal Nerve (V) function

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Biting and chewing

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Trochlear Nerve (IV) function

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Eye movement

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Oculomotor Nerve (III) function

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Eye movement; pupil constriction; bend lens to focus on retina

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5
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Optic Tract (II) function

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Info from one eye but both visual fields

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Olfactory Bulb (I) function

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Info related to smell

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Sagittal (longitudinal) fissure

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Separates hemispheres

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Central Sulcus function

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Motor and sensory function

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Dura Mater function

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Hard mother; circulates CSF and blood

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Arachnoid mater function

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Middle, thin layer; contains CSF, arteries lay underneath layer

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Pia Mater function

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Pious mother; contains CSF and blood vessels; spinal cord stiffness

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12
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Sulcus definition

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Grooves; increase surface area

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Gyrus definition

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Ridges; increase surface area

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Frontal Lobe function

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Motor planning and execution

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Parietal Lobe function

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Spatial sensory info

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Occipital Lobe function

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Visual info (ventral = what, dorsal = where)

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Temporal Lobe function

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Auditory info, object recognition, language, memory formation

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18
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Cerebellum function

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Motor control/balance

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19
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Medulla Oblongata function

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Respiration, heart rate, blood pressure

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20
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Corpus Callosum function

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Connects hemispheres

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21
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Superior Colliculi function

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Visual info, eye and head movements; blindsight

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22
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Inferior Colliculi function

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Auditory; sound localization

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23
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Pineal Gland function

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Produces melatonin

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24
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Ventral Median Fissure function

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Separates spinal cord

25
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Trapezoids function

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Axon bundles from motor neurons to spinal cord

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Pons function

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Sleep, respiration, swallowing

27
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Cerebral peduncles function

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Fiber tracts, sensory & motor signal between cerebellum & pons

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Cerebellar peduncles function

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Little feet; relay center between cerebellum & body

29
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Hypothalamus function

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Autonomic NS and hormones

30
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Infundibulum function

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Transports hormones between hypothalamus and pituitary gland

31
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Insula function

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Island of Riel; gustation, cravings

32
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Rhinal Fissure function

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Separates frontal and temporal lobes from limbic lobe

33
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Tuber Cinereum function

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Releases histamine for circadian rhythm

34
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Mammillary bodies function

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Memory processing

35
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Pituitary Gland function

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Master gland hormone connection between brain and body; ACTH & ACH

36
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Brainstem function

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Respiration, digestion, sleep; alertness (RAS reticular activating system)

37
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Thalamus function

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Receives all sensory info except smell

38
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Caudate function

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Input from prefrontal cortex that promote action selection

39
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Striatum function

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Receives input from all regions of cortex

40
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Basal Ganglia function

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Motor control

41
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Hippocampus function

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New (spatial and declarative) memories; seahorse

42
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Periaqueductal gray function

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Pain and female reproductive behavior

43
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Piriform Cortex function

44
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Cingulate Gyrus function

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Part of limbic system

45
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Superior Sagittal Sinus function

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Primary drainage route in dura mater

46
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Central (Ansate) Sulcus function

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Separates frontal and parietal lobe

47
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Trapezoid body function

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Auditory; sound localization

48
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Olive function

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Motor control; movement and balance

49
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Entorhinal Cortex function

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Memory, navigation, time perception

50
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3rd ventricle function

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Transport CSF

51
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4th ventricle function

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Drains CSF into spinal cord

52
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Habenula function

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Behavior; reward pathway

53
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Putamen function

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Part of basal ganglia; motor skills; learning and memory

54
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Globus Pallidus function

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Part of basal ganglia; voluntary movement and proprioception

55
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Anterior Commissure function

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Nerve fibers that connect hemispheres, sensory integration

56
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Posterior Commissure function

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Language, connects hemispheres

57
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Massa Intermedia function

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Connects the two thalami

58
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Fornix function

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Limbic system; memory consolidation

59
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Uncus function

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Olfaction, emotions, and memory

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