Section2-Chapt3 Flashcards

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Midbrain

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Controls vision and hearing

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Hindbrain

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In control of vital functions

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Forebrain

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Controls complex functions, thoughts and emotion

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Medulla

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Involved in vital functions such as heart rate, blood pressure, and breathing

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Pons

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Regulating body movement, attention, and alertness

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Cerebellum

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Balance and coordination

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Reticular Activating System

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Important for attention, sleep, and arousal

Also in all parts of brain

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Thalamus

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Serves as a relay station for sensory stimulation

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Hypothalamus

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Vital to regulation of body temp, storage of nutrients and motivation/ emotion

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Lambic System

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Forms a border around the brain stem

Controls behavior necessary for survival

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Cerebrum

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Site of the conscious and intellectual activity

Makes up 70% of brains weight

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Cerebral Cortex

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Outer layer

Makes as uniquely human

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Corpus Callosum

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Structure that connects the two hemispheres

Divided into 4 lobes

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Occipital Lobe

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Is primary visual area of the cerebral cortex

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Temporal Lobe

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Involved with hearing

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Parietal Lobe

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Receives skins sensory information

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Frontal Lobe

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Emotions/ judgement

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Wernicke’s Area

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Pieces together sights and sounds

Damage to speech

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Broca’s Area

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Controls your muscles around your mouth

Damage- you speak slow

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Left hemisphere

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Language
Logic
Problem solving
Mathematical

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Right hemisphere

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Imagination
Art
Feelings
Special Relations