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15 Cards in this Set
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Hypothalamus
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Involved in regulation of emotions and bodily functions such as hunger, thirst, growth, pleasure/pain and body temperature. Connects the nervous system with the endocrine system.
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Pons
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Regulates sleep, arousal, breathing, and coordinates some muscle movements.
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Medulla Oblongata
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Regulates your life support systems, such as your heart rate, blood pressure and breathing.
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Cerebellum
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Coordinates movement, involved in speech, language, learning, and memory.
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Corpus Callosum
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A bridge of 100 millions nerve fibres that link the two cerebral hemispheres.
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Cerebral Cortex
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(Surface of cerebrum) Your thinking brain; The largest part of the brain, made up of the two hemispheres.
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Forebrain
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Includes Cerebrum, Cerebral Cortex, Thalamus, and Hypothalamus.
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Hindbrain
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Takes up about 2% of the brains volume. Continuation of the spinal cord, it consists of the cerebellum, medulla oblongata, and pons.
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Suprachiasmatic Nucleus
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Tiny brain structures made up of about 20,000 neurons located in the hypothalamus. It is a biological clock controlling the cardiac rythm throughout a 24 hour period.
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Limbic System
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Involved in memory, controlling emotions, decision making, motivation, and learning.
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Reticular Formation
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A network of fibres and cell bodies in the central core of the brainstem and extending through the hindbrain and midbrain. It can be considered as a network of neurons that open and close to de/in crease the amount of imformation that gets in/out of the brain.
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Brainstem
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Tiny Structure that relays information between the body and brain.
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Hippocampus
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Area of the brainstem able to transfer imformation between short and long term memory.
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Amygdala
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Emotional centre of the brain, Processes primal feelings such as fear or rage. Also involved in emotional memories.
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Thalamus
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Part of the brain at the top of the brainstem. Passes sensory information between key areas in the brain for processing.
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