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The Brain
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Hinbrain | a part of the brain located at the rear base of the skull that is involved in the basic processes of life. |
| Midbrain | a small part of the brain that covers the brain central core, responsible for sensory and motor control and processing of thinking and language. |
| Forebrain | a part of the brain that covers the brain central core, responsible for sensory and motor control and processing of thinking and language. |
| Things located in the forebrain | cerebral cortex, cerebrum, and limbic system. |
| The forebrain includes the | hypothalamus, amyglada, thalamus, and hippocarnpus. |
| What is the cerebrum | two hemispheres connected by a band of fibers called the corpus callosum. |
| Right side of brain | visual and spatial relations, percetual tasks, recognition of patterns, and creativity and inturition. |
| Left side of brain | speech, mathematical ability, calculation, and logic. |
| What happens if the corpus callosum decrease | the severity and amount of grand mal seizures a person is experiencing. this will also split the brain, the person will have two brains that will operate each other. |
| Endorcine system | a chemical communication system, using hormones, by which messages are sent through the bloodstream. |
| Hormones | chemical substances that carry messages through the body in blood. |
| Pituitary gland | the center of control of the endocrine system that secretes a large number of hormones. |
| Hormones affect | behavior, the growth of bodily structures such as muscles and bones, metabolic processes, the brain, and how your body acts in a stressful situation. |
| What do hormones do | message regulate cell metaboilsm and control growth and reproduction. |
| Thyroid gland | produces the hormone thyroxine, which stimulates certain chemical reactions that are important for all tissues of the body. |