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Neuron

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Basic unit of the nervous system

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Glial Cells

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(Glia) Non neuronal brain cells that provide structural, nutritional, and other types of support to the brain.

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Synapse

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The location where information is transmitted from a neuron to another cell.

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Input Zone

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The part of a neuron that receives information from other neurons.

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Dendrite

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An extension of the cell body that receives information

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Integration Zone

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The part of a neuron that initiates neural electrical activity.

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Cell Body

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(Soma) Region that is defined by the presence of a cell nucleus.

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Conduction Zone

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The part of a neuron (usually the axon) that the action potential is transmitted.

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Axon

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(nerve fibre) An extension from the nerve cell that carries action potentials from the cell body toward the axon terminals.

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Axon Collateral

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A branch of an axon.O

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Output Zone

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The part of the neuron that the cell sends out information to another cell.

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Axon Terminal

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(Synaptic bouton) The end of an axon or axon collateral that forms the synapse onto a neuron and serves as the output zone.

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Motor Neuron

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A neuron that transmits neural messages to muscles or glands.

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Sensory Neuron

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A nerve cell that is directly affected by changes in the environment.

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Interneuron

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A nerve cell that is neither a sensory neuron nor a motor neuron. Receive and send input from other neurons.

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Multipolar Neuron

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A nerve cell that has many dendrites and a single axon.

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Bipolar Neuron

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A nerve cell that has a single dendrite and a single axon.

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Unipolar Neurons

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(Monopolar neuron) A nerve cell with a single branch that leaves the cell body and then extends two directions. One end is the input zone and the other is the output zone.

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Axon Hillock

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The cone-shaped area on the cell body where the axon originates.

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Innervate

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To provide neural input to.

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Axonal Transport

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The transportation of materials from the neuronal cell body toward the axon terminals and back.

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Oligodendrocyte

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A type of glial cell that forms myelin in the CNS.

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Schwann Cell

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A type of glial cel that forms myelin in the PNS.

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Myelin

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A fatty insulation around an axon formed by glial cells. Boosts speed of nerve impulses.

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Node of Ranvier

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A gap between successive segments of the myelin sheath where the axon membrane is exposed.

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Astrocyte

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A star-shaped glial cell with numerous extensions (processes) that run in all directions.

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Microglial Cells

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(Microglia) Extremely small glial cells that remove debris from dead or injured cells.

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Gross Neuroanatomy

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Anatomical features of the nervous system seen by the naked eye.

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Central Nervous System (CNS)

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The portion of the nervous system that includes the brain and spinal cord.

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Peripheral Nervous System (PNS)

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The portion of the nervous system that includes all the nerves and neurons outside the brain and spinal cord.

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Nerve

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A collection of axons bundled together outside of the CNS

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Motor Nerve

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A nerve that transmits information from the CNS to the muscles and glands.

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Sensory Nerve

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A nerve that transmits information from the body to the CNS.

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Autonomic Nervous System

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A part of the PNS that provides the main neural connections to the internal organs.

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Cranial Nerve

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A nerve that is connected directly to the brain. (12 pairs)

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Spinal Nerve

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A nerve that comes out of the spinal cord. (31 pairs)

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Cervical

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8 Topmost segments of the spinal cord in the neck region.

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Thoracic

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12 Spinal segments in the torso below the cervical portion.

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Lumbar

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5 Spinal segments in the upper part of the lower back.

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Sacral

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5 Spinal segments in the lower part of the lower back.

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Coccygeal

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The lowest spinal vertebra (tailbone)

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Autonomic Nervous System

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Nervous system we have little conscious control over.

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Sympathetic Nervous System

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The part of the autonomic nervous system that general prepares the body for action.

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Parasympathetic Nervous System

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The part of the autonomic nervous system that prepares the body to relax and recuperate.

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Saggittal Plane

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The plane that divides the brain into left and right.

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Coronal Plane

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(Frontal plane) The plane that divides the body into the front and back.

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Horizontal Plane

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The plane that divides the brain into upper and lower.

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Medial

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Toward the middle

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Lateral

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Toward one side

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Ipsilateral

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A location on the same side of the body

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Contralateral

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A location on the opposite side of the body.

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Superior

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Above

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Inferior

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Below

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Basal

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Toward the bottom or base

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Anterior

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Toward the head end

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Posterier

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Toward the tail end

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Proximal

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Near the centre of an organism

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Distal

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Toward the periphery or end of a limb of an organism

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Afferent

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Carrying action potentials toward the brain or from one region to another region of interest.

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Efferent

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Carrying action potentials away from the brain or from one region to another region of interest.

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Dorsal

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Toward the back of the body or top of the brain

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Ventral

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Toward the front of the body or bottom of the brain

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Gray Matter

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Areas of the brain that are mostly cell bodies and have no myelin, mostly receives and processes information.

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White Matter

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A light colours layer of tissue consisting of mostly myelin-sheathed axons. Lies underneath the grey matter and mostly transmits information.

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Cerebral Hemisphere

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One of the two halves of the forebrain.

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Cerebral Cortex

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The outer covering of the cerebral hemispheres which cons tis of nerve cell bodies and their branches.

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Gyrus

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A ridged or raised portion of the cortical surface.

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Sulcus

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A crevice or valley of the cortical surface.

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Frontal Lobe

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The front of the brain

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Parietal Lobe

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Between the frontal and occipital lobes.

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Occipital Lobe

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The posterior part of the brain.

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Temporal Lobe

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The largest lateral region at the bottom.

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Sylvian Fissure

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(Lateral sulcus) A deep fissure that separates the temporal and frontal lobes.

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Central Sulcus

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A fissure that divides the frontal and parietal lobe.

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Corpus Callosum

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Connects the two hemispheres

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Poscentral Gyrus

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The strip of parietal cortex just posterior to the central sulcus that receives somatosensory information from the body.

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Precentral Gyrus

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The strip of frontal cortex just anterior to the central sulcus that is crucial for motor control.

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Forebrain

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The frontal part of neural tube that contains the cerebral hemispheres, the thalamus and the hypothalamus.

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Midbrain

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The middle division of the brain.

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Hindbrain

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The rear part of the neural tube which contains the cerebellum, pons and medulla.

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Telencephalon

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The anterior part of the fetal forebrain which will become the cerebral hemispheres.

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Diencephalon

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The posterior part of the fetal forebrain that will become the thalamus and hypothalamus.

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Brainstem

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The region of the brain that is made up by the midbrain, pons and medulla

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Nucleus

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A collection of neuronal cell bodies in the CNS

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Tract

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A bundle of axons found within the CNS.

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Pyramidal Cell

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A type of large nerve cell that if found in the brain and looks like a pyramid.

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Cortical Column

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One of the vertical columns that constitute the basic organization of the cerebral cortex.

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Basal Ganglia

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A group of forebrain nuclei including the caudate nucleus, global pallidus, and putamen, found deep in the cerebral hemispheres.

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Limbic System

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A loosely defined, widespread group of brain nuclei that innerverate each other.

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Amygdala

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A limbic structure involved in emotional regulation

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Hippocampus

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Group of nuclei in the medial anterior part of the temporal lobe, important in learning and memory.

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Fornix

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A fibre tract that extends from the hippocampus to the mammillary body. Learning and memory.

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Cingulate Gyrus

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A strip of cortex that is part of many functions but is important in direction of attention.

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Thalamus

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Directs information to appropriate brain regions and receives instructions back about what to transmit.

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Hypothalamus

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Packed with discrete nuclei involved in many functions and regulating hormones.

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Tectum

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Top part of the midbrain. Has two pairs of bumps that have roles in sensory and visual processing.

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Superior Colliculi

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Paired gray matter structures in the dorsal midbrain that process visual information.

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Inferior Colliculi

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Paired gray matter structures of the dorsal midbrain that process auditory information.

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Tegmentum

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Main body of the midbrain that contains the substantial nigra, periaqueductal gray, part of the reticular formation and multiple fibre tracts.

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Substantia Nigra

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A brainstem structure that innervates the basal ganglia and is a major source of dopaminergic projections.

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Periaqueductal Gray

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A midbrain regions involved in pain perception.

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Reticular Formation

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An extensive region of the brainstem involved in sleep and arousal.

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Cerebellum

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A structure located at the back of the brain, dorsal to the pons, involved in central regulation movement and some forms of learning.

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Pons

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Connects the midbrain to the medulla

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