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Nervous,system, brain regions and TMS

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What way does the Dorsal face in the brain?   show
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show - Front  
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show - Back  
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What way does the ventral face?   show
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show - Perpendicular to the ground  
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What way does a horizontal section cut through the brain?   show
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What is the function of the nervous system?   show
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show - Cells that are specialized for the transmission and reception of information in the nervous system  
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What are the two main divisions of the nervous system?   show
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show - This is the means of communication between the CNS and the sensory organs, skeletal muscles and internal bodily organs  
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What is the central nervous system?   show
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show - Autonomic nervous system - Somatic nervous system  
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What are the 2 main subdivisions of the autonomic nervous system?   show
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show - Sensory nerves - Motor nerves  
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show - Sensory nerves send messages from the sensory organs to the central nervous system  
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What are the function of motor nerves?   show
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show - The autonomic nervous system controls automatic, involuntary processes  
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What is the function of the Sympathetic nervous system?   show
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show - The para sympathetic nervous system calms the body to conserve energy  
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show - The exchange of information between the brain and other parts of the body is disrupted  
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show - This focuses on LIMITING DEGENERATION to enhance the probability of greater recovery while STIMULATING REGENERATION will build upon the remaining system to RESTORE LOST CONNECTIVITY and perhaps prevent further degeneration  
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show - Less feeling of intense emotion, the higher up the spine the greater the loss  
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What is interoception?   show
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show - A large mass of neurons, glia and other cells  
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show - Skull, Cerebrospinal fluid, Meninges  
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show - It acts as a shock absorber and stops our brain bumping around in our skull  
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What is the Meninges?   show
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show - Midbrain, Forebrain, Hindbrain  
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show - Cerebellum - Pons - Medulla  
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show - Muscular movement and coordination - Learning & memory  
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show - Impairs movement  
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What 3 parts make up the brain stem?   show
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What are the 2 function of the pons?   show
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show - Sleep disorders - Depression  
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What is the midbrain responsible for? (3)   show
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show - The midbrain  
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show - Parkinson-like symptoms to problems with eye-movement, vision, hearing, motor symptoms  
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show - It is responsible for vital body functions such as heart rate and breathing  
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What are the 3 main subdivisions of the forebrain?   show
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What is the function of the thalamus? (3)   show
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What is the function with the Hypothalamus? (3)   show
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show - Autonomic nervous system  
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What are the four F’s of the hypothalamus?   show
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show - Motivation - emotion  
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show - Hippocampus - Amygdala  
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What is the function of the hippocampus?   show
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What is the function of the amygdala? 2   show
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What is associated with damage to the limbic system?   show
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show - The outermost layer of the human brain  
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What are the four lobes of the cerebral cortex?   show
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show - Motor control - Higher complex mental processes  
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show - Frontal lobe  
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show - Bodily sensations - Perceiveing spatial relations  
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show - Responsible for processing hearing  
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show - Brocas area (production of speech) - Wernickes area (Meaningfulness of speech)  
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show - Processing vision  
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What does TMS stand for?   show
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What does TMS do?   show
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What are the advantages of TMS? 2   show
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show - Restricted to regions close to the skull - Difficult to interfere with high order cognitive processes  
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