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17 Cards in this Set
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which parts of the brain play an important role in regulation of sleep, wakefulness, and arousal ? |
brainstem, midbrain |
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which parts of the brain regulate physiological activities like breathing and heart rate, without our awareness |
brainstem, midbrain |
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which part of the brain is involved with sensory input |
cerebral cortex |
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which area of the brain is responsible for movement, and sending signals to muscles of the body |
cerebral hemispheres, or motor cortex |
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which part of the brain is responsible for mood and emotion |
limbic system: cingulate gyrus, thalamus, hypothalamus, amygdala, and hippocampus |
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what does the nuculus accubens do |
important role in emotion; active with pleasurable behaviours like eating or having sex |
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which parts of the brain involves ability to store, retain, and retrieve information and are necessary for reasoning and learning |
amygdala and hippocampus |
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where is the cerebellum located |
bottom part of the brain in the back |
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where is the corpus collosum located |
middle of brain, goes around the most inner part |
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where is the cerebral cortex located |
top of the head |
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which part of the brain is involved in balance and coordination of movements |
cerebellum |
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which area of the brain is responsible for thinking and intelligence |
cerebral cortex |
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where is the pituitary gland located |
dangly thing in the centre of brain |
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where is the spinal cord located |
smaller part of what you usually think is spinal chord |
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where are mininges located (think about their purpose) |
Outermost part of the brain, used to protect brain |
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which part of the brain acts as a shock absorber to protect it |
meninges, top part of brain, outtermost layer |
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which part of the brain contains neural pathways to and from the brain |
spinal cord |
