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THE BRAIN

Published on Nov 22, 2015

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THE BRAIN

DISCUSS THE FUNCTIONS OF KEY ANATOMICAL STRUCTURES OF THE BRAIN 
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BRAINSTEM

  • medulla
  • pons
  • cerebellum
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MEDULLA

breathing, muscle tone, and regulating circulation
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PONS

CONNECTS BRAINSTEM TO CEREBELLUM & INVOLVED IN SLEEP AND AROUSAL
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CEREBELLUM

COORDINATION OF VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT & SENSE OF EQUILIBIUM
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MIDBRAIN

  • part of brainstem twixt, hindbrain, forebrain
  • concerned with sensory processes
  • dopamine production
  • modulates muscles reflexes, breathing, pain perception
  • regulates sleep, wakefulness, and arousal
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FOREBRAIN

  • thalamus
  • hypothalamus
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THALAMUS

RELAYS ALL SENSORY INFO (EXCEPT SMALL) TO THE CORTEX
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HYPOTHALAMUS

REGULATES BASIC NEEDS (SUPER IMPORTANT)
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CEREBRAL CORTEX

  • outer layer of cerebrum
  • responsible for thinking, learning, memory, sensation, consciousness

Nikita Srinivasan