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Parts Of The Brain Flashcards

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The endocrine system

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Delivers horomones & maintains body homeostasis

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What are the 2 sub devisions of the periferal nervous system?

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  • somatic nervous system

- autonomic nervous system

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Somatic nervous system:

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Consists of nervs that controll muscles

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Autonomic nervous system consists of what?

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  • sympathetic nervous system

- parasympathetic nervous system

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Sympathetic nervous system

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Generates arousal

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Parasympathetic nervous system

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Maintains body balence when there is no need to respond to threat

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Parts of the brain (3)

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Right/ left hemisphere

The hind brain

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Parts of the hind brain (5)

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Mid brain
Pons
Cerebellum
Medula
Spinal chord
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Medula:

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Regulates breathing/heart rate/sneezing/salavating/ vomiting

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Pons:

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Sleep cycle/balance/eye movements/swallowing

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Carebellum:

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Movements/balance/emotion/attension

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Parts of mid brain:

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Superior colliculus: orienting responce to visuala

Interior colliculus: sound stimulous

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The forebrain:

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Waste removal& nutrient providing functions (ceribral spinal fluids)

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Basil ganglia:

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Movements and reward system of the brain

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Nucleus accumbens:

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Works inside the basil ganglia to generate pleasure experience

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Whats in the limbic system? (3)

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Amigdala/hippocampus/hypothalamus

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Amigdala:

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Creation of memory for emotional experiences & processes emotion

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Hippocampus

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Key for creating new memories. Damage to area can cause amnesia

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Hypothalamas

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Regulates body temp. Coordinate biological drives (sex/aggression) by controlling the release of hormones by pytuitary gland (responcible for orgasm)

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Whats in the Cerebral cortex (2)

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Occipital lobe/perietal lobe

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Occipital lobes

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Early processing of visuals (primary visual cortex)

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Perietal lobe

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Recieves info about visuals from occipital lobes (provides us witu visually guided action)

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Somatosensary cortex

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Controlls sense of touch

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