Nervous system Flashcards
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Spinal cord
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SIMPLE REFLEXES: simple stretch and tendon reflexes, primitive processes (walking, urination, sexual organ function)
2
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Medulla
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INVOLUNTARY FUNCTIONS: autonomic (blood pressure, respiratory rate, heart rate, swallowing)
3
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Pons
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RELAY STATION AND BALANCE
4
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Cerebellum
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MOVEMENT COORDINATION: balance
5
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Midbrain
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EYE MOVEMENT: wakefulness and consciousness, integrate visual and auditory
6
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Hypothalamus
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HOMEOSTASIS: temperature regulation, fluid balance, controls pituitary
7
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Cerebral cortext
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PERCEPTION, SKELETAL MUSCLE MOVEMENT: intelligence, learning/memory
