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| insertion of a needle in the subarachnoid space in inferior lumbar region and removing cerebrospinal fluid |
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| infection of neurons indoors root ganglia caused by caracul-zoster virus, painful rash along sensory distribution of affected spinal nerves |
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| How much does a typical brain weigh? |
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| largest part of brainwash 2 cerebral hemispheres |
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| 2nd largest part of brain (located toward the back and lower portion of brain) |
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| consists of thalamus and hypothalamus |
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| What are the three parts of the brain stem? |
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| mesencephalon, pons, and medulla oblongata |
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| connects cerebellum to brain stem |
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| connects spinal cord to brain, relays sensory info to thalamus and other parts of brain stem, autonomic centers for regulation of visceral functions (cardiovascular, respiratory, digestive)- regulates heart rate, blood pressure, digestion, etc |
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| disturbance in muscular coordination where cerebellum is permanently or temporarily damaged |
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| What are chambers in the brain |
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| What is the limbic system in between? |
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| cerebrum and diencephalon |
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| What establishes emotional states, links conscious intellectual functions of cerebral cortex with unconscious and autonomic function of brain stem, facilitates memory storage and retrieval |
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| important in learning, esp storage and retrieval of new long term memories (resembles sea horse) |
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| What is the center of the brain? (if damaged, can make sounds, not words) |
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