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The Brain, Structures, and Functions

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show Consists of the cerebrum, thalamus, and hypothalamus(part of the limbic system). Collectively, this area is the largest and most highly developed part of the human brain. The source of intellectual activities  
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Midbrain   show
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Hindbrain   show
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Right Hemisphere   show
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show More dominant for language, calculations, math and logical abilities.  
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Cerebral Cortex   show
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Cerebrum   show
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When people talk about "this" in the brain they are talking about the cerebral cortex. The folds in the brain add to it's surface area and therefore increase the amount of "this"   show
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Frontal Lobes   show
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show Located in the rear portion of the frontal lobe, this helps control voluntary movement.  
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show Allows thoughts to be transformed into words  
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Temporal Lobes   show
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Primary Auditory Cortex   show
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show An important region for the processing of acoustic signals so that they can be distinguished as speech, music, or noise.  
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Occipital Lobes   show
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Primary Visual Cortex   show
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Parietal Lobes   show
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Somatosensory Cortex   show
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show It is involved in motor control and sensory analysis  
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Reticular Activation System   show
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Medulla   show
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Basal Ganglia   show
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Cerebellum   show
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Limbic System   show
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Hypothalamus   show
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show Involved in memory, emotion, and fear. It "evaluates" the fight-or-flight situations.  
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show Major clearinghouse for information going to/from the spinal cord&cerebrum. All sensory systems except smell pass through here before the information reaches the cerebral cortex. Also generates emotions.  
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show Acts as a memory indexer-sending memories out to the appropriate part of the cerebral hemisphere for long-term storage and retrieving them when necessary.  
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Corpus Callosum   show
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