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| contains BP regulatory center that controls HR, force of contraction and blood flow distribution, also contains ventilator rythmicity center |
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| lies in the frontal lobe, generates motor programs for muscles used to speak |
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| located in the parietal lobe, just after the central sulcus, integrates sensory information for touch, pressure, vibration, pain & temperature |
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| contains reticular activating system or RAS, which extends throughout the brainstem and the cerebral cortex and determines one's state of consciousness |
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| major control center for autonomic/endocrine function. operating through pituitary gland, it regulates growth, metabolism, reproduction, and stress responses. also plays role in thermo-regulation, food and water intake, sleep, memory and emotion |
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| located in frontal lobe just before the central sulcus; initiates conscious motor muscle activity |
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| adjusts postural muscles of the body and fine-tunes or coordinates all motor or muscle activity |
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| lies in posterior portion of the occipital lobe, processes visual information |
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| anterior lobe secretes 6 principal hormones that stimulate endocrine cells elsewhere to release their own hormones, whereas it's posterior lobe stores/releases two hormones produce by the hypothalamus |
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| part of the auditory pathway that controls reflex movements of head, neck and trunk in reponse to auditory stimuli (noise) |
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| Collaterals from visual pathways to this gland affect rate of melatonin production, which may affect sleep patterns and help maintain basic circadian (24-hour) rhythms |
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| part of the visual pathway that controls relfex movements of eyes, head and neck in response to visual stimuli (such as bright light) |
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| located in posterior part of upper temporal lobe and the inferior part of parietal lobe in the left cerebral hemisphere: integrates written or spoken language |
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| lies in temporal lobe, processes auditory information |
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| gateway for all sensory information, relays sensory info to appropriate area of the brain, heavily connected to limbic system (emotion and memory) |
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| lies in frontal lobe, performs abstract intellectual functions, enabling us to think about, plan, and execute appropriate behaviors |
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| contains respiratory centers that modify the activity of the respiratory rhythmicity center |
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