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Understanding the Brain
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Cerebral Cortex 4 Lobes Temporal Occipital Parietal Frontal
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Frontal Lobe The top, front region of each of the cerebral hemispheres
Used for: judgment, reasoning, emotions, and voluntary movement Frontal lobe
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Phineas Gage
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Temporal Lobe Lower side of each cerebral hemisphere Sides of the head
Contains centers of hearing and memory Temporal lobe
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Parietal Lobe Middle lobe of each cerebral hemisphere
Between the front and occipital lobes Contains sensory centers Parietal Lobe
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Occipital Lobe Region at back of each cerebral hemisphere
Contains the centers of vision and reading ability Occipital Lobe
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Thalamus Part of the lower brain
Function central relay station for incoming and outgoing messages from the body to the brain and the brain to the body Thalamus
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Cerebellum Below the back of the cerebrum
Regulates balance, posture, movement, and muscle coordination Cerebellum
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Corpus Callosum Bundle of nerve fibers that connect the left and right cerebral hemispheres Corpus Callosum
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Medulla Oblongata Lowest section of the brain stem
Controls automatic functions including heartbeat, breathing, ect. Medulla Oblongata
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Pituitary Gland Gland attached to the base of the brain
Secretes hormones Pituitary Gland
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Pons Located above the medulla oblongata
Part of the brainstem that connects the cerebrum with the cerebellum Pons
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Spinal Cord A thick bundle of nerve fibers that runs from the base of the brain to the hip area, running through the spine Relay station for impulses to and from the brain Spinal Cord
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10 min write How would you be different if your frontal lobe was damaged? What changes would happen to your personality?
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Hypothalamus Responsible for certain metabolic processed & other activities of the autonomic nervous system Controls body temperature, hunger, thirst, fatigue, and circadian cycles
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Reticular Activating System
Believed to be the center of arousal and motivation Crucial for maintaining consciousness This is the area thought to be affected by psychotropic drugs
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Brain Communication Label the neuron Tell me the func/def Dendrites
Axon Synapse Tell me the func/def Dendrite Neuron Neurotransmitter
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Endocrine System Label the Endocrine system Tell me the func of
Thyroid Adrenal Gland Ovaries Testes Pituitary Gland Tell me the func of Adrenal gland
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Nervous System Broken into two parts Central NS Peripheral NS
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Central Nervous System
Brain Spinal Cord Reflex: spinal cord activates muscles before we are aware
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Peripheral Somatic NS Autonomic NS
Transmits sensory messages to the central nervous system Autonomic NS Performs bodily activities that are not under voluntary control
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Autonomic NS Sympathetic NS Parasympathetic NS Fight or Flight Brakes
Para = opposite of
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Comic Strip Outside body (something happens) Electric Impulse
Release of Neurotransmitters Into the synapse Connecting to dendrite receptors Absorbed back into vesicle Label everything: axon, synapse, neurotransmitter, dendrite receptor, vesicle
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