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| Middle of three layers (meninges) surrounding the brain and spinal cord |
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| Controls balance and muscle coordination; located inferior to the cerebrum |
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| Channel connecting the third and fourth ventricles and containing cerebrospinal fluid |
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| Two hemispheres divided by the medial longitudinal fissure; largest portion of the mammalian brain |
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| Network of capillaries located in the roof of ventricles; contributes to production of cerebrospinal fluid |
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| Large band of nervous tissue that connects the two cerebral hemispheres |
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| Outer portion of the cerebrum |
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| Twelve pairs of nerves that leave the brain |
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| Region of the brain made up of the thalamus and hypothalamus |
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| Tough connective tissue layer that serves as the outer layer of the meninges |
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| Areas of the brain and spinal cord containing cell bodies, dendrites, and unmyelinated axons; found in the cerebral cortex of the brain and inner portion of the spinal cord |
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| the folds of the cerebral cortex |
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| A region below the lateral ventricles; involved with emotional states and converting short-term memory to long-term memory |
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| Pituitary gland; controls a number of endocrine glands |
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| Part of the diencephalon; inferior to the thalamus and responsible for regulation and maintenance of internal homeostasis by controlling body temperature, appetite, fluid balance, etc. |
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| The most inferior portion of the brain stem; contains centers for heart rate, blood pressure, and respiration. Contains reflex centers controlling coughing, sneezing, hiccupping, etc. |
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| Between the pons and the diencephalon |
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| Contains cell bodies of neruons that synapse with neurons of the olfactory nerves |
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| Crossing point of the optic nerves |
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| Innermost of the meninges layers |
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| Endocrine gland located in the roof of the third ventricle; secretes melatonin |
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| Anterior to the medulla; contains nerve tracts that connect the cerebellum with other parts of the brain and spinal cord |
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| Grooves between gyri of the brain |
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| Part of the diencephalon, superior to the hypothalamus; serves as a sensory relay center. Most sensory nerves enter it and their impulses are sent to the appropriate cerebral region |
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| one of four cavities in the brain filled with cerebrospinal fluid |
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| Bundles of myelinated axons within the brain and spinal cord; found in the inner portions of the cerebrum and outer regions of the spinal cord |
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