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Central Nervous System
3 parts
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2 Parts of Brainstem |
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3 Parts: Hindbrain, Midbrain and forebrain
2 Parts: hindbrain and midbrain |
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Includes:
medulla: basic life processes, damage may cause death, attached to spinal cord, breathing, blood pressure, muscle tone, beating of heart, regulating circulation
cross over of nerves happen here
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| bridge, fibres connect brainstem to cerebellum, contains clusters of cells involved in sleep and arousal |
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| little brain, coordination of movement, equilibrium, balance, help execute commands from higher brain centers, 1 of the 1st structures depressed by alcohol |
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sensory processes, like locating where things are in space
dopamine releasing system originates here, Parkinson's is due to the degeration of that
reticular formation,mucle reflexes, breathing, pain perception, regulates sleep and wakefulness (coma) |
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