Brain🧠 Flashcards

(7 cards)

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Cerebral cortex

A
  • thinking

- process sensory movement from the body

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2
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Cerebellum

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  • regulates muscle activity

- maintain balance

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3
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Frontal lobes

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-mental processes eg. Thinking, problem solving & planning

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4
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Corpus callosum

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-bridge of nerve tissue that connects the 2 sides of the brain to enable communication

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5
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Hypothalamus

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  • maintain body temperature

- regulates appetite and thirst

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6
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Medulla

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-regulates and maintains breathing, swallowing and heart rate

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7
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Meninges

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  • 3 layers of membrane on brain and spinal cord

- provides barrier against body and infection

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