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Anterior or Rostral

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Front of Brain

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Posterior or Caudal

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Back of Brain

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Dorsal

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Top of Brain

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Ventral

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Bottom of Brain

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Lateral

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Sides of Brain

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Medial

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Middle of Brain

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Sulcus

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Wrinkles in the brain

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Gyrus

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Main non-wrinkled mass of the brain. Flat from a front view.

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Coronal Cut

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Bread Loaf Slices

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Axial/ Horizontal/ Transverse Cut

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Horizontal cut along the length of the brain. Flat from a dorsal view.

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Saggital

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Verticle cut splits the brain down the medial. Flat from a lateral view.

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Ipsilateral

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The same side of the brain

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Contralateral

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Different sides of the brain

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Meninges

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Dura, Arachnoid, & Pia
Three membranous layers which provide a protective layer for the brain and spinal cord

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Thalamus

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Primary relay station between incoming sensory neurons and cortex. Regulates sleep, sensory-motor relay, and alertness.

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Hypothalamus

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(hypo means under or below): Regulates other hormones. Affects appetite, body temp, sleep.

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Limbic system

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A collection of parts around the thalamus. Emotion, memory, and reward.

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Lobes of the cerebral cortex

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Frontal lobe
Parietal lobe
Temporal lobe
Occipital lobe

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Broca’s area

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Speech production

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Frontal lobe

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Executive function, planning, motion

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Primary Motor Cortex

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Lots of motor control

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Temporal Lobe

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Hearing, memory

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Wernicke’s Area

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Language processing

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Occipital Lobe

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Vision

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Parietal Lobe

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Touch, spatial relations

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Insula (sometimes insular lobe)

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Gustation, disgust, awareness, empathy, homeostasis, audition, etc.

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Cerebellum (the little brain)

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Precision motor control and coordination (probably involves some other stuff too

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