The Human Brain -UNIT 3 Flashcards

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Hypothalamus

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Contraction of smooth muscle and influences hormone secretions of pituitary glands

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Medulla

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regulates the basic life processes of breathing, heart rate

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Pituitary Gland

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release of hormones

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Cerebellum

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controls posture, balance, movement

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Cerebrum

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  • made of two hemispheres AND CENTRE OF CONSCIOUS THOUGHT

- receives sensory information, makes decisions and recalls memory

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Corpus Callosum

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bundle of nerve fibres that links the two hemispheres together and ALLOWS EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION BETWEEN THEM

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Limbic System

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processes information for memories and influences emotional and motivational states

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