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Parts Of The Brain Flashcards

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Oldest part of the brain
Automatic survival functions

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Brain Stem

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Oldest parts of the brain: Medulla

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Heartbeat and breathing

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Oldest parts of the brain: Thalamus

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Sends sensory info to the cortex (excluding smell)

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Oldest parts of the brain: Reticular Formation

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Arousal, wakes you up

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Oldest parts of the brain: Cerebellum

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Balance, fine motor skills
“Little brain”

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Oldest parts of the brain: Limbic System

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Emotions and drives
Hippocampus
Hypothalamus
Amygdala

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Amygdala

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Aggression and fear

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Hypothalamus

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Reward center, 4 F’s

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Hippocampus

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Memory

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Cerebral cortex

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Interconnected cells covering left/right brain hemispheres
What makes us human

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Oldest parts of the brain: Pons

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Coordination

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Cerebrum

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Holds brain hemispheres

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Corpus callosum

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Separates left and right hemisphere

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Structures of the cortex: Frontal Lobes

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Judgement, talking, motor skills, impulses, decision making

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Structures of the cortex: Parietal lobes

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Sensory input

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Structures of the cortex: Occipital lobes

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Receive info from visual fields

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Structures of the cortex: Temporal lobes

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Hearing
Opposite ear

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Part of the frontal lobes: Motor cortex

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Voluntary movement

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Part of the parietal lobes: Sensory cortex

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Processes body touch and movement sensations

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Lateral Thalamus

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Eat

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Ventromedial Thalamus

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Stop eating

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Left hemisphere

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Logical side
Language, logic, numbers, writing
Controls right side

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Right hemisphere

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Creative side
Imagination, intuition, creative thinking, insight, rhythm
Controls left side

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