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MCB 63 midterm
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07/22/2007

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frontal lobe
Definition
planning ahead, prediction, programming individual needs;speech and motor functions
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temporal lobe
Definition
hearing, memory processing; possibly integration of sensory functions
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parietal lobe
Definition
pain, temperature, touch, pressure includes primary sensory area
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occipital lobe
Definition
visual information processing
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medualla oblongata
Definition
controls vital functions such as respiration and heart rate
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colliculi
Definition
part of the midbrain that coordinates visual and auditory reflexes
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thalamus
Definition
integration and processing of sensory input (except smell) -> "sensory gateway to the cerebral hemispheres"
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hypothalamus
Definition
controls endocrine system, VNS, respiratory and heart rate, appetite, etc.
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basal ganglia
Definition
programming and execution of movement ->fine motor coordination (works with cerebellum, thalamus, colliculi) assists in emotional response, learning diseases -> Parkinson's, Tourrette's
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limbic lobe
Definition
sexual and emotional aspects of behavior; processing of memory
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midbrain
Definition
automatic (reflex) patterns associated with visual and auditory systems
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pons
Definition
relay between cerebral hemispheres and the cerebellum
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cerebellum
Definition
muscle coordination and balance involved in actions such as writing and walking
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visceral nervous system
Definition
innervation of cardiac muscle, glands, smooth muscles of cavity-containing body organs (viscera) includes hair raising muscles, blood vessels, parts of the brain and spinal cord
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