Structures/Features/Regions of Brain Flashcards
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Arachnoid Membrane
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The middle layer of the meninges covering the central nervous system
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Dura Mater
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The outermost of the three layers of meninges, found in both the central and peripheral nervous system
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Pia Matter
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The innermost of the layers of meninges, found in both the central and peripheral nervous system
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Blood-Brain Barrier
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area that monitors blood chemicals
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Lateral Ventricles
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Third Ventricle
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Cerebral Aqueduct
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Fourth Ventricle
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FOrebrain
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MIdbrain
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Hindbrain
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Telencephalon
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Diencephalon
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Mesencephalon
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Metencephalon
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Myelencephalon
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Spinal Cord
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Cortex
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Frontal Lobe
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Parietal Lobe
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Temporal Lobe
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Occipital Lobe
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Orbitofrontal Cortex
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Broca’s Area
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Central Sulcus
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Precentral Gyrus
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Primary Motor Cortex
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Postcentral Gyrus
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Primary Somatosensory Cortex
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Longitudinal Fissure
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Corpus Callosum
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Basal Ganglia
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Limbic System
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Hippocampus
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Amygdala
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Thalamus
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Hypothalamus
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Tectum
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Tegmentum
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Superior Colliculi
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Inferior Colliculi
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Substantia Nigra
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Periaqueductal Gray
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Reticular Formation
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Pons
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Cerebellum
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Medulla
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Area Postrema
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Pituitary Gland
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Automatic Nervous System
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Sympathetic Nervous System
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Parasympathetic Nervous System
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Somatic Nervous System
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