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| What are the 3 sections of the brain? |
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Hindbrain
Midbrain
Forebrain |
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| What are the 4 lobes of the brain? |
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Frontal
Parietal
Temporal
Occipital |
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| What is the forebrain responsible for? |
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| Cerebral Cortex; considered to be the seat of higher mental processes |
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| What is the midbrain responsible for? |
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| Middle portion of the brain containing structures that serve as neural relay stations and may help coordinate reactions to sensory events |
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| What is the hindbrain responsible for? |
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| Primitive part of the brain; basic life support |
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| What is the frontal lobe responsible for? |
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| Higher-order cognitive functions; planning and coordinating voluntary behavior and decision making |
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| What is the occipital lobe responsible for? |
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| Located at the back of the brain; controls visual processing |
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| What is the parietal lobe responsible for? |
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| Location of somatosensory cortex; experience sensations of touch, temperature, and pain |
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| What is the temporal lobe responsible for? |
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| Located roughly on the sides of the brain; involved in certain aspects of speech and language processing |
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| Collection of nerve fibers that join the two hemispheres of the brain |
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| Control of general arousal, sleep, and some movement of the head |
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| Involved in preparation, selection, and coordination of complex motor movement |
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| Group of neurons that release the neurotransmitter dopamine |
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| Initial gathering point for sensory input; information combined and relayed here |
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| Helps regulate eating, drinking, body temperature, and sexual behavior |
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| Linked to fear, aggression, and defensive behaviors |
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| Important to the formation of memories |
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| w/pons; associated with the control of heart rate, breathing, and certain reflexes |
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| w/medulla; associated with the control of heart rate, breathing, and certain reflexes |
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“Master gland" in the body that controls the release of hormones in response to signals from the hypothalamus
Regulate the activity of many of the other vital glands in the endocrine system |
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Reticular formation location
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Cerebellum location
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Substansia nigra location
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Hypothalamus location
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Hippocampus location
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Pituitary gland location
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| What structure plays a key role in the release of hormones by the pituitary gland |
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| What 3 – 4 structures compose the hindbrain? |
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Medulla and Pons
Reticular formation
Cerebellum |
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| What 2 structures compose the midbrain? |
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| What 5 structures compose the forebrain? |
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Cerebral Cortex
Thalamus
Hypothalamus
Amygdala
Hippocampus |
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| Each hemisphere of the brain is responsible for performing unique and independent functions |
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| What is the right hemisphere responsible for? |
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| Spatial tasks and emotional processing |
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