central nervous system (CNS) brain, spinal cord
peripheral nervous system (PNS) everything but brain and spinal cord, 12 cranial nerves
cerebral cortex 2 hemispheres, 4 lobes per hemisphere
can get approximation or where a stroke happened
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frontal lobe personality, behavior, emotions, intellectual function
parietal lobe primary center for sensation
occipital lobe primary visual receptor center (back of head)
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temporal lobe auditory reception center, taste, smell
Wernicke's area language comprehension
temporal lobe
receptive aphasia (hear sound, but it has no meaning)
Broca's area mediates motor speech
frontal lobe
expressive aphasia (comprehends, but only garbled sounds comes out when try to
speak)
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hypothalamus appetite, sex drive, temperature, heart rate, BP, sleep, anterior/posterior pituitary
gland regulation, coordination of autonomic nervous system (ANS), stress
response, emotional status
cerebellum under occipital lobe
coordination of voluntary movements, equilibrium, muscle tone (does not initiate
movements)
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