neuro 7 - limbic system Flashcards
1
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hypothalamus links
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the nervous system to the endocrine
2
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nuclei of the hypothalamus
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suprachiasmatic
ventromedial
supraoptic
paraventricular
3
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suprachiasmatic nulceus
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sleep/waking cycle
4
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ventromedial nucleus
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control of food and fluid intake
5
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supraoptic nucleus
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produces vasopressin
6
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the limbic system includes
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the hippocampus amygdala fornix cingulate gyrus olfactory system limbic lobe
7
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paraventricular nucleus
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synthesis of oxytocin
8
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limbic lobe includes
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subcollosal area cingulate gyrus parahippocampal gyrus hippocampus dentate gyrus subiculum
9
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cingulate gyrus
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emotions and behaviour
10
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parahippocampal gyrus
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memory encoding and retrieval
11
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hippocampus
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information from short term memory to long term memory, and spatial memory
12
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amygdala
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memory, decision making, and emotional responses
13
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fornix
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major output fiber tract of the hippocampus
