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| Coordinating motor movements and posture. |
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| Parts of the brain included in the Limbic System |
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Basal nuclei
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Medial surface of each lobe of cebral cortex
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Anterior and medial nuclei of the thalamus
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Mammilary body of the hypothalamus
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The olfactory cortex
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| Functions of the Limbic System |
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- Control visceral functions through ANS and endocrine system.
- Correlation of emotions and memory
- Involved in sensations of pleasure and pain.
- Basic survival instincts including acquisition of food, water and reproduction.
- Sensation of pheromones.
- Satisfaction center of brain at cingulate gyrus.
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| Chemical secreted into the environment that alters the physiology of another individual. |
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| Connective tissue membranes that protect the brain. |
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Dura mater
Arachnoid mater
Pia mater
Spaces |
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| Superficial membrane of meninges |
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| Membrane bound tightly to the brain. |
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| Two spaces and their fluids in meninges. |
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Subdural: serous fluid
Subarachnoid: cerebrospinal fluid |
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| Is produced from the blood in the choroid plexus of each ventricle. |
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| Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) |
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Lateral ventrical
--> Third ventrical
--> Fourth ventrical
--> Subarachnoid Space
--> Dural Sinuses |
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| Fluid similar to serum that bathes the brain and spinal cord and acts as a cushion around CNS. |
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| Percentage of blood supply that goes to the brain. |
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| Has a high metabolic rate and depends on constant supply of oxygen and glucose. |
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| Interruption of blood supply to brain can lead to... |
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| Unconciousness and irreversible brain damage. |
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| Capillary endothelial cells along with astrocytes and basement membrane that allows for selectivity. |
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periferal in brain, medial in spinal cord
unmyelinated axons |
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Periferal in spinal cord, medial in brain.
Myelinated axons. |
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| crossing over of nerves in medulla oblongata |
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| Major area of white matter that connects left and right halves of the brain. |
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| Known as master endocrine gland because it regulates activities of most other glands. |
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| Neurons within the CNS maintain this to take up glucose, whereas every other area of the body uses insulin. |
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