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1
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control center for body fxns

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brain

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part of PNS; arise directly from brain

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cranial nerves

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major regions of the brain

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brainstem, cerebellum, cerebrum, diencephalon

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parts of the brainstem?

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medulla oblongata, pons, midbrain

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parts of the diencephalon?

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thalamus, subthalamus, hypothalamus–pituitary gland, epithalamus–pineal gland

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parts of the cerebrum?

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hemispheres, basal ganglia, limbic system

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vital nuclei of the medulla oblongata?

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cardiac center, respiratory center

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fxns of pyramids in medulla oblongata?

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motor tracts for skeletal mm

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fxns of olives in medulla oblongata?

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balance & coordination, sound modulation

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keeps brain alert and awake; loosely organized web of gray matter

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reticular formation

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relay center between cerebrum and cerebellum

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pons

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connection points

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peduncles

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the pons is the ______ center

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sleep

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aka mesencephalon

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midbrain

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tectum

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roof

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corpora quadrigemina consists of

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superior colliculi (visual) and inferior colliculi (hearing)

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descending nerve tracts

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cerebral peduncles

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ascending nerve tracts are located

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tegmentum

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unconscious regulation & coordination of motor activities

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red nucleus

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inhibitory motor center; degenerates in Parkinson disease; produce lots of dopamine

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substantia nigra

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fxns: somatic motor control, cardiovascular control, pain modulation, sleep & consciousness, habituation

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reticular formation

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when reticular formation doesn’t work and you fall asleep randomly

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narcolepsy

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BIG JOB of cerebellum

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coordination of skeletal muscle contraction

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folds of cerebellum

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folia

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tree of life (white matter)

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arbor vitae

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gross motor coordination bc it doesn’t take a lot of neurons to contract big muscle mvmts

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vermis

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fine motor contractions bc it takes lots of neurons to work all little muscles

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two hemispheres

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balance and eye mvmt

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flocculomotor lobe

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sits on top of brainstem

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diencephalon

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collection of nuclei that acts as a relay center of all sensory info besides smell

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thalamus

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thalamus is joined by

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intermediate mass

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3rd ventricle surrounds the

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intermediate mass

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involved in controlling motor function; right below thalamus

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subthalamus

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thin roof over third ventricle

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epithalamus

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pineal gland secretes and works closely with

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melatonin and the reticular formation

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fxn use as a landmark in CT scans

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brain sand

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relay from limbic system to midbrain

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habenular nucleus

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melatonin inhibits what hormones

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GRH ; so no LH or FSH ; why kids don’t produce ovaries or testes

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homeostatic control center that is also a collection of nuclei

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hypothalamus

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olfaction reflexes and emotional response to smell

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mamillary bodies

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pituitary is divided into

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anterior (adenohypophysis) and posterior (neurohypophysis) lobes

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pituitary is connected to the thalamus via

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infundibulum

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anterior pituitary produces how many hormones

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PRODUCES 6

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posterior pituitary stores and releases how many hormones

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STORES AND RELEASES 2 hypothalamic hormones

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higher order thinking and personality

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cerebrum

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convolution

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gyri

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“sunk in” or depression

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sulci

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cognition, speech, motivation, mood, smell, voluntary motor control all comes from

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frontal lobe

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receives and interprets sensory input(except smell hearing and vision)

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parietal

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receives and interprets visual info

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occipital

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olfactory and auditory input, memory and learning, intuition, abstract thought

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temporal

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integration of taste hearing and visceral sensation

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insula

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outer gray matter of cerebrum; 40% mass of brain

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cerebral cortex

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receive sensory input and direct AP to pyramidal cells

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stellate cells

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output neurons

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pyramidal cells

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inner white matter of brain

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cerebral medulla

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three types of tracts

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association: connect areas in same hemisphere
commissural: connects hemispheres aka corpus callosum
projection: connect cerebrum with other brain regions

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distinct masses of soma in cerebrum, diencephalon, and midbrain

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basal nuclei (basal ganglia)

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influences emotions, motivation, mood, pain and pleasure

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limbic system

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mining’s of brain

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dura mater: subdural space: serous fluid
arachnoid mater: subarachnoid space: CSF
pia mater

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cavities lined by ependymal cells

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ventricles

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lateral ventricles are separated by the

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septum pellucidum

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3rd ventricle is associated with

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diencephalon

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4th ventricle is associated with

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pons and medulla

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purposes of CSF

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buoyancy, protection, chemical stability

66
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old oliver ogg traveled to africa for very good vacations and holidays

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olfactory, optic, occulomotor, trochlear, trigeminal, abducen, facial, vestibulocochlear, glossopharyngeal, vagus, accessory, hypoglossal

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olfactory

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sensory; smell

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optic

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sensory; sight

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oculomotor

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motor; skeletal–4 extrinsic eye muscles and eyelid

smooth–iris and ciliary muscles

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trochlear

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motor; superior oblique

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trigeminal

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both; ophthalmic (upper face), maxillary (lower face), mandibular (lower face)

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abducen

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motor; lateral rectus

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facial

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both; sensory–taste; motor–facial muscles