Flashcards in The Brain Deck (5)
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Cerebrum
-Controls voluntary actions
-Convoluted for high surface area
-Right side of body is coordinated for by Left side
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Cerebellum
-Controls unconscious functions (eg. posture and balance)
—Receives information from ears and muscles
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Medulla Oblongata
-Used in autonomic control (eg. heart rate)
-Controls reflex activities
-Contains regulatory centres of the autonomic nervous system
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Hypothalamus
-Regulatory centre for temperature and water balance
-Has parasympathetic and sympathetic centres
-Controls complex patterns of behaviour (eg. aggression)
-Monitors composition of blood plasma and produces hormones
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