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Corpus Callosum

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Relays infor between L and R hemispheres of cerebrum

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Pinal Body

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Produces melatonin. Regulates circadian rhythm

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Thalamus

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Relays sensory info to the cerebrum

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Pyriform Lobe

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Processes scent

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Gray matter

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regions of the brain unmyelinated neurons, neuronal cells

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Spinal Cord

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Carries information from brain to the body and vice versa

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Pons

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Sends signals to cerebellum and forebrain. Mediates sleep and arousal

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Cerebrospinal Fluid

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Protects brain and spinal cord, delivers nutrients to nervous tissue, removes waste products from cerebral metabolism

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Cerebellar Vermis

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Proprioception

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Cerebellar Hemispheres

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Motor Control

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Temporal lobe

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processing and perceiving sound, memory

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medial longitude fissure

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divides the cerebrum into the L and R hemispheres

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Rhinal Fissure

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divides the cerebrum from the underlying

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Sylvian Fissure

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Divides the frontal lobe from the temporal

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Optic chiasm

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part of the brain where the optic nerves partially cross

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Olfactory Bulb

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Nerve: 1 (I)
Function: processing oder

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Optic

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Nerve: 2 (II)
Function Transmit sensory info from the eye

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Oculomotor

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Nerve: 3 (III)
Function: Innervates muscles that move the eye, control eyelid elevation and pupillary constriction/accommodation

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Trochlear

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Nerve: 4 (IV)
Function: responsible for both lateral and vertical eye movement

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Trigeminal

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Nerve: 5 (V)
Function: Transmit info from face
Sensory: information from the skin, muscles, bone and teeth
Motor: biting, chewing, swallowing

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Facial

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Nerve: 7 (VII)
Function: Inneervates muscles of scalp and face. Taste.
Sensory: taste from the tongue
Motor: Facial expression, innervates salivary glands and tear glands

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Vagus

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Nerve: 10 (X)
Function: Innervates pharyngeal muscles, vocal cords, larynx, heart lungs, digestive organs. Sensory info from the viscera of abdomen and chest

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Cerebellum

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Fine motor control, motor coordination

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Thalamus

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Relays sensory info to cerebrum

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Midbrain
Regulates eye movement and pupil dilation. Assists in motor control
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Choroid Plexus
Produces CSF
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Caudate Nucleus
involved in motor coordination
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Hippocampus
Learning and Memory
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What 2 structures are part of the midbrain
superior colliculus and inferior colliculus
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3 layers of meninges
1. Dura mater 2. Arachnoid mater 3. Pia mater
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4 lobes of the cerebrum
1. Frontal 2. Parietal 3. Temporal 4. occipital
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White Matter
Regions of the brain with myelinated neurons
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What structures separate the L and R ventricles
Septum Pellucidum
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2 cranial nerves that are purely sensory nerves
1. Vestibulocochlear (VIII) 2. Optic 3. Olfactory
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The cerebral aqueduct connects 2 ventricles
3rd and 4th
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The parietal lobe is X to the temporal lobe, and is responsible for X
Dorsal, sensory integration
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The arachnoid mater is the X of the meninges and serves to X
2nd layer, protect the brain
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The X nerve carries visual info to the brain and is X to the hypothalamus
Optic, anterior/ rostral
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Both the X and X nerves transmit sensory information from the tongue
facial and glossopharyngeal
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Medulla
Controls autonomic functions
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Midbrain
regulates eye movement and pupil dilation. Assists in motor control
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Hypothalamus
Regulates ANS; synthesizes hormones, regulates body temp, thirst, hunger, circadian rhythm
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Meninges
Protects the brain and spinal cords
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Cerebellum
Fine motor control, motor coordination
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Cerebrum
Movement, sensory processing, smell, language, communication, learning, memory
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Frontal lobe
reasoning, personality, attention
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Parietal lobe
processing sensory info from the body, processing spatial info and language
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Occipital lobe
processing and perceiving vision
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Gyri
On L hemisphere Increase the surface area of the brain and allow it to fit within the skull
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Sulcus
On R hemisphere Increase the surface area of the brain and allow it to fit within the skull
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Pyriform Lobe
Processing of olfactory sensory info
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Pyramidal tract
relay info between the cerebral cortex and the spinal cord
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Abducens
Nerve: 6 (VI) Function: lateral eye movement
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Vestibulocochlear
Nerve: 8 (VIII) Function: Balance and hearing
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Glossopharyngeal
Nerve: 9 (IX) Function: Salivary production. sentation from pharynx, swallowing, taste
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Hypoglossal
Nerve: 12 (XII) Function: controls the muscles of the tongue
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Superior Colliculus
receives input from eyes. Control eye movement
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Inferior Colliculus
relay station for auditory info en route to the thalamus. Receives input from ears
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2 structures form the cerebellum
cerebellar vermis and cerebellar hemisphere
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The X nerves are responsible for eye movement and are located caudal to the X nerve
Oculomotor/trochlear/abducens; optic
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Spinal Accessory Nerve
Nerve: 11 (XI) Function: controls the muscles of the neck and shoulders
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Lateral Ventricle
The CSF filled space within each cerebral hemisphere
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Thalamus
relays sensory info to the cerebrum

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