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Developed by: Dr. Paul McLean
Where: National Institute for Mental Health
Three parts of the brain:
hindbrain, limbic system, neocortex |
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| Hindbrain (Survival Brain) |
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| Responsible for fundamental operations; digestion, reproduction, circulation, breathing, fight-or-flight response furing stress |
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| How many parts of the Hindbrain |
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| 3: medulla, pons, cerebellum |
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| Where is the medulla and what does it do? What is the medulla also know as? |
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The medullla is located just above the spinal cord. It regulates breathing, heart rates, the vomit reflex, salivation, coughing, sneezing, other vital reflexes.
It is also known as medulla oblongata |
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| Where are the pons located and what is its function? |
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| Pons lies in front of the medulla. The pons is a bridge for the fibers. |
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| What are the name of the fibers that uses the pons to travel from the left side of the brain to the right? |
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| Where do axons come from? |
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| The Medulla and the pons are sometimes known as? |
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| What is the cerebellum and where is it located? |
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| Located behind the medulla and pons, it is responsible for the regulation and coordination of complex voluntary muscle movement and maintenance of posture and balance |
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| What else does the hindbrain influence? |
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| Humans emergency setting is known as? |
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| Neocortex (The Thinking Brain) |
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Consists of two hemispheres:
The left and right |
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| Name the Loes of the Neocotex and their responsibility. |
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Pariental Lobe: Touch, temp., Pain
Occipital Lobe: Vision
Temporal Lobe: Hearing, balance
Frontal Lobe: Planning, problem solving |
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| Can you locate and identify the three distinct components of the brain and the lobes of the neocortex |
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| What system are the lobes part of? |
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| Attention, emotional memory, emotions, judgment |
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| Name the components of the Limbic and its purpose. |
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Amygdala: emotional memory, Homeland security
Hypothalamus: adjusts hormones...send messages to Neocotex and hindbrain
Hippocampus: moves info into long term memory |
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