Brain parts and functions Flashcards
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brainstem
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- connects cerebrum and spinal cord
- controls life supporting functions
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medulla
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- base of the brainstem
- controls unconscious behaviors (breathing, heartbeat)
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Pons
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- above the medulla
- coordinates movement
4
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reticular formation
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- nerve networks strung thru thalamus & brainstem
- arousal (sleep,walk,pain tolerance) & consciousness
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Thalamus
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- on top of brainstem
- relays sensory & motor signals to cerebral cortex
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cerebellum
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- rear of the brainstem
- coordinates voluntary movements (balance, speech)
7
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limbic system
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- surrounds the thalamus
- hippocampus, amygdala, hypothalamus
- memory, emotion, regulating life supporting functions
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hippocampus
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- ring around the thalamus
- learning and memory
9
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amygdala
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- lima bean sized clusters at ends of hippocampus
- ability to feel motion & perceive it to others
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hypothalamus
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- below the thalamus
- regulates body temp, heartbeat, hunger
- governs endocrine system
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cerebrum & cerebral cortex
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- cerebrum is the 4 lobes
- cerebral cortex is thin layer of 20bill neurons covering the cerebrum
- plays role in consciousness , attention, thought, etc.
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corpus callosum
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- middle line of brain, connecting 2 hemispheres
- transports messages received from one side to the other
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Frontal Lobe
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- front of the cerebrum
- speaking, judgement, personality, concentration
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motor cortex
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- rear of frontal lobe
- sends messages to body to perform actions
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parietal lobe
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- middle of cerebrum
- sense of touch/pain
- spacial awareness
- concept of time
