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| hypothalamus | regulates appetite, water balance, and body temperature |
| stroke | the other name for a cerebrovascular accident, which occurs when a part of the brain is deprived of blood |
| medulla oblongata | contains the control centers for hear reate, blood pressure, and breathing |
| corpus callosum | connects the cerebral hemispheres |
| sulci | shallow grooves on the brain |
| Broca's area | damage to this area of the brain causes an inability to say words properly |
| Wernicke's area | damage to this area of the brain results in losing the ability to speak in an intelligible manner |
| olfactory | where the sense of smell occurs |
| post-central gyrus | sensory control area |
| pre-central gyrus | motor control area |
| frontal lobe | where personality, emotional control, intelligence, and problem solving occur |
| occipital lobe | where vision is interpreted |
| temporal lobe | where hearing is interpreted |
| cerebellum | controls balance, equilibrium, and skeletal muscle activity |
| dura mater | outermost layer of the meninges |
| pia mater | innermost layer of the meninges |
| Alzheimer's disease | progressive degeneration of the brain that results in dementia |
| limbic system | emotional center of the brain |
| left | the hemisphere where the speech areas are located |
| brain stem | consists of the pons, medulla, and midbrain |
| hippocampus | responsible for converting short term memory to long term memory |
| neuron | nerve cell |
| axon | conducts impulses away from the cell body |
| neurotransmitters | the substances released at axonal endings |
| gyri | ridges of brain tissue |
| gray matter | makes up the outermost cerebral cortex |
| Huntington's disease | an inherited, degenerative brain disorder |
| spinal cord | the major reflex center |
| involuntary | the autonomic nervous system is ______________ |
| central nervous system | the main divisions of this are the brain and spinal cord |
| right | the left brain hemisphere controls the ______ side of the body |
| peripheral nervous system | includes cranial and spinal nerves |
| amygdala | almond shaped structure in the brain responsible for rage and sexual pleasure |
