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1
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reticular formation

A

keeps you alive and awake, if severed you fall into a coma

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2
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cerebellum

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small brain, balance and coordination, skill memory, natural instinct

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3
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thalamus bulb

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sensory information (except smell)

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4
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hippocampus

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memory

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5
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amygdala

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emotion, mostly fear and aggression

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6
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hypothalamus

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hunger, homeostasis

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7
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corpus callosum

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connects hemispheres

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8
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frontal lobe

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speaking, muscle movements, judgement

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9
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parietal lobe

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sensory input for touch, body position, balance

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10
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temporal lobe

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auditory, understanding of words, parts over left and right side

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11
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ocipital lobe

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visual

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12
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motor cortex

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frontal lobe, voluntary movement

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13
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somasensory cortex

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receives the info from skin and sense organs

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14
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brocas area

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left side of brain, front
language production

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15
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wernickes area

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left side of brain, back
language cognition

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16
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brain stem

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oldest part of brain

17
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medulla

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heart beat and breathing