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Anatomy
Undergraduate 2
03/03/2011

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Frontal Lobe of brain function
Definition
awareness attention organization speaking
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Parietal Brain Lobe Function
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Touch Differentiation of size and shape spatial perception visual perception
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Occipital Lobe function
Definition
Vision
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Temporal Brain Lobe Function
Definition
Memory Hearing receptive language organization and sequencing
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Layers of the meninges
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Dura-outer Arachnoid-middle Pia-innermost
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Right and left Brain Connection
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Thalmus Function
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Produces sensation emotions arousal and alerting mechanism
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Function of Cerebrum
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Largest Part divided into 2 hemispheres and 4 lobes functions sensory perception emotions and willed movement
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Function of Hypothalmus
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The temperature thermostat controls heartbeat constiction and dilation of blood vessels
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Function of Medulla Oblingota
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Part of the brain stem controls autonomic functions such as breathing and heartbeat
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Function and location of the Pons
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motor control and sensory analysis
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Function and location of Midbrain
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eye movement and relay for sensory and auditory functions
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Parts and Functions of a Neuron
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cell body axon and dendrite cell body center for sending and reciveing nerve impulses axon tubelike extension designed to carry messages from the cell body dendrite desinged to recive impulses mostly from other axons
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Neuron Impulses
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the cell body trasmits a signal to the axon the dendrite recives the signal and passes it on
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Myelin defintion and function
Definition
like an insualtion on a wire and is used to increase the speed of transmission
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