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Brain Structure and Function Flashcards

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Hindbrain

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  • Brainstem
  • Myencephalon
  • Metencephalon
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Brain Stem

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Oldest

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Myencephalon

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  • Medulla
  • Reticular Formation
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Metencephalon

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  • Pons
  • Cerebellum
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Medulla

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  • Heartbeat
  • Blood Circulation
  • Respiration
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Reticular Formation

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Circadian Rhythm

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Pons

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  • Relays sensory information
  • Controls respiration
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Cerebellum

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  • Fine motor control
  • Coordination
  • Balance
  • More Complex than Cortex
    • more connections
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Midbrain (Mesencephalon)

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  • Newer- Motor and Metabolic
  • Tegmentum
  • Tectum
  • Substantia Nigra
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Tegmentum

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  • Reticular Activating System (RAS)
    • Arousal and Sleep-Waking states
  • Movement
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Tectum

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  • Superior Colliculi
    • Vision
  • Inferior Colliculi
    • Hearing
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Substantia Nigra

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  • Reward
  • Adiction
  • Movement
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Forebrain

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  • Newest
    • Complex processing
  • Diencephalon
  • Hypothalamus
  • Basal Ganglia
  • Limbic Structures
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Diencephalon

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  • Thalamus
  • Hypothalamus
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Thalamus

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  • Receives integrates sensory information
  • Relay Station
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Hypothalamus

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Homeostasis

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Basal Ganglia (telencephalon)

Functions

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  • Unconcious learning
    • Muscle memory
  • Movement Control
    • Large movements
  • Motor Learning
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Basal Ganglia (telencephalon)

Structures

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  • Globus Pallidus
  • Putamen
  • Caudate Nucleus
  • Amygdaloid Nucleus
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Limbic Structures (Telencephalon)

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  • Hippocampus
  • Amygdala
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Hippocampus

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Important for conscious learning

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Amygdala

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  • Important for emotions
  • Highly connected to hippocampus and aolfactory system
    • why odors have a strong emotional response

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