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Brain
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| hypothalamus | controll center for endocrine system ANS controll muscle controll temp regulation regulation of food and water intake emotions regulation of sleep/wake cycle |
| Epithalamus | contains Pineal Gland - endocrine gland that may influence the sleep wake cycle |
| Medulla Oblongata | regulates heart rate, blood vessle diameter, respiration, swallowing, vomiting, hiccuping, coughing, and sneezing |
| Thalamus | influences mood and actions |
| Cerebellum | controll of balance, posture, locomotion, and fine motor coordination (lets you sense things you cant see) |
| Pituitary Gland | produces hormones that regulate metabolism, growth rate, and maturation of sex organs |
| Pons | Sleep and respiration center |
| Mesencephalon | integral part of auditory pathways in the CNS; connects brainstemm to diencephalon; some nuclei determine when muscle contractions will stop |
| components of Diencephalon | Thalamus, epithalamus, hypothalamus |
| Parts of the Brainstem | Medulla oblongata, pons, midbrain/mesencephalon |
| What do the lateral ventricles contain? | cerebrospinal fluid |
| Choroid Plexus | produces CSF which fills ventricles |