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Limbic System and Basal Ganglia and the inner parts of the brain Flashcards

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What is the function of the Corpus Callosum?

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Connects the Left and Right hemispheres of the brain

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What is the function of Oligodendrocytes?

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Produces Myelin

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What is the function of the hippocampus?

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Is responsible for memory and learning

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What are the functions of the cingulate cortex?

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Regulates emotions, emotional response, pain processing, and behavior

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What is the function of the Pituitary gland?

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Produces and releases hormones (testosterone, stress hormones, estrogen, sex hormones, etc)

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What group of structures is the cingulate cortex a part of?

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Limbic System

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What is the function of the cerebellum?

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Fine tuning motor movements (coordination, muscle memory, balance)

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What group of structures is the amygdala a part of?

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Limbic System

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What is the function of the thalamus?

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Acts as a relay station for sensory and motor information

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What regulates emotion, processes memories, and manages basic survival behaviors?

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The Limbic system

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What is responsible for fine tuning motor movements (coordination, muscle memory, balance)

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Cerebellum

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12
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What produces myelin?

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Oligodendrocytes

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What are the functions of the Basal Ganglia?

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Initiates and fine tunes motor movement

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14
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What Initiates and fine tunes motor movement?

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Basal Ganglia

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What produces and releases hormones?

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Pituitary gland

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What connects the Left and Right hemispheres of the brain?

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Corpus Callosum

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What is the Corpus Callosum made of?

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White Matter

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What is responsible for regulating the pituitary gland, autonomic nervous system, and homeostatic functions (body temperature, hunger, heart rate, thirst, etc)

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Hypothalamus

19
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What is responsible for memory and learning?

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Hippocampus

20
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What is the function of the Amygdala?

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Threat detection, fight or flight, activates when something in our environment requires attention

21
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What acts as a relay station for sensory and motor information?

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Thalamus

22
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What is responsible for emotional response, pain processing, and behavior?

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Cingulate cortex

23
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What is myelin made of?

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Protein and fatty substances

24
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What are the functions of the Limbic system?

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Regulates emotion, process memories, and manage basic survival behaviors

25
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What is the function of the hypothalamus?

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Regulates the pituitary gland, autonomic nervous system, homeostatic functions (body temperature, hunger, heart rate, thirst, etc)

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What is the function of myelin?

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Insulates nerves and allows electrical impulses to transmit quickly and efficiently along the nerve cells.

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