Chapter 12a
Chapter 12b
Chapter 12c
Chapter 12d
Chapter 14
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what are the 4 adult brain regions?
-Cerebral hemispheres -Diencephalon -Brain stem (midbrain, pons, and medulla) -Cerebellum
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what are the three paired structures of the diencephalon?
-Thalamus -Hypothalamus -Epithalamus
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what does visceral mean?
pertaining to organs
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what is the Cauda equina?
Collection of nerve roots at inferior end of vertebral canal
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the ANS is also called this____________
involuntary nervous system or general visceral motor system
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what are the ventricles of the brain filled with?
CSF
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Body tempature, satiety, thirst and water balance are all regulated by this
hypothalamus
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Which brain region regulates emotions?
the limbic system
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what does proximal mean?
closer to the origion
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what are the two divisions of the ANS?
sympathetic and parasympathetic
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what is a sulci?
a shallow groove on the brain
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what is the stalk that connects to pituitary gland to the hypothalamus
Infundibulum
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this records electrical activity that accompanies brain function
EEG (electroencephalogram)
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define ascending
going up
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which branch of the ANS is considered the rest and digest branch?
parasympathetic
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what are the 5 lobes of the cerebral hemispheres?
-Frontal -Parietal -Temporal -Occipital -Insula
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what is lateralization?
division of labor between hemispheres
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People deprived of this kind of sleep become moody and depressed
REM
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what does medial mean?
towards the middle
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how does the somatic differ from the autonomic nervous system
Effectors Efferent pathways and ganglia Target organ responses to neurotransmitters
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Each hemisphere concerned with contralateral side of body. What does this mean?
they control the opposite side of the body. Left controls right and right controls left.
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which body system is controlled by the hypothalamus?
the endocrine system
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What are the four mechanisms that help protect the brain?
Bone (skull) Membranes (meninges) Watery cushion (cerebrospinal fluid) Blood brain barrier
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what makes white matter white?
myelin
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what are the effectors of the ANS?
Cardiac muscle Smooth muscle Glands
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