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Parts of the Brain
Parts of the brain with their functions
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Psychology
Undergraduate 1
09/28/2014

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Autonomic Nervous System
Definition
Sympathetic and Parasympathetic
Term
Sympathetic
Definition
Controls mobility
Bodily Arousal
Term
Parasympathetic
Definition
Controls bodily calm
Digestion
Rest
Term
Peripheral Nervous System
Definition
Made from Somatic and Autonomic nervous systems
Term
Somatic System
Definition
Sensory input
Spinal reflexes
Carries messages from brain to CNS
Term
Brain Stem
Definition
Medulla
Pons
Cerebellum
Reticular Formation
Term
Medulla
Definition
Breathing
Heart rate
Blood pressure
Brain stem
Term
Pons
Definition
Sleep
Brain stem
Term
Cerebellum
Definition
Balance
Brain Stem
Term
Reticular Formation
Definition
Attention
Brain Stem
Term
Midbrain
Definition
Tectum
Tegmentum
Substantia Nigra
Term
Tectum
Definition
Orienting in an environment
Midbrain
Term
Tegmentum
Definition
Movement
Arousal
Midbrain
Term
Substantia Nigra
Definition
Reward seeking
Voluntary Movement
Midbrain
Term
Limbic System (does)
Definition
System
Controls Emotions
Releases hormones
Term
Limbic System (contains)
Definition
Hypothalamus
Amygdala
Hippocampus
Term
CNS
Definition
Brain Stem
Midbrain
Term
Forebrain
Definition
Limbic System
Sub-cortical structures
Cerebrum
Cerebral cortex
Corpus Callosum
Term
Hypothalamus
Definition
Monitors blood to maintain state
Regulates appetite
Limbic system
Term
Amygdala
Definition
Fear
Limbic system
Term
Hippocampus
Definition
Long term memories
Limbic System
Term
Sub-cortical structures
Definition
Thalamus
Basal ganglia
Cingulate gyrus
Term
Thalamus
Definition
Sends sensory and motor info to the cerebral cortex
Sub-cortical structures
Term
Basal ganglia
Definition
Voluntary motion
Sub-cortical structures
Term
Cingulate Gyrus
Definition
Attention and cognitive control
Subcortical structures
Term
Cerebrum
Definition
Top brain layer
Term
Cerebral cortex
Definition
Covering of Cerebrum
Term
Corpus Callosum
Definition
Connects brain hemispheres
Term
Lobes
Definition
Frontal
Temporal
Parietal
Occipital
Term
Temporal Lobe
Definition
Auditory cortex
Primary olfactory cortex
Term
Frontal Lobe
Definition
Primary gustatory cortex
Motor Cortex
Mirror neurons
Term
Parietal Lobe
Definition
Perception of space
Somatosensory cortex
Term
Somatosensory cortex
Definition
Touch
Pressure
Temperature
Parietal Lobe
Term
Occipital Lobe
Definition
Visual cortex
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