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Minor and Major brain segments
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Anatomy
Undergraduate 1
12/15/2010

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Arousal and maintenance of consciousness
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Reticular activating system
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connecthes hemispheres of the brain
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corpus callosum
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stores emotionally charged memories
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Amygdalla
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memory function
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Hippocampus
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controls speech, language recognition
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Broca's area
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Reasoning, problem solving, impulse control
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prefrontal cortex
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produces dopamine for premotor cortex
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substantia nigra
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Issues subconscious motor commands for upper limbs
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Red nucleus
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connects hippocampus to hypothalamus
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Fornix
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Production of CSF
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Choroid Plexus
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Determines the angle and source of a sound bite
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Olives
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Motivational system; long term memory
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Limbic system
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Language comprehension
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Wernick's area
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Produces melatonin; sleep wake pattern
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pineal gland
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Post pituitary; produces oxytocin and ADH.
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Infundibulum
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sensory filter
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Thalamus
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subcouncious control of skeletal muscle
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basal nuclei
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reflex response to light and sound
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corpora quadrigemina
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integration of ANS, emotion, homeostasis
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Hypothalamus
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balance, memory for learned behavior
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cerebellum
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vital reflexes
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medulla
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respiratory center
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Pons
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cognition, concentration
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prefrontal cortex
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Maintain alertness
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Reticular formation
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concious part of the brain
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cerebrum
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visual/auditory data
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mesencephalon
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concious motor command
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motor cortex
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concious sensory data
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sensory cortex
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