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9 Nervous System
What is the main function of the cerebellum?
Movement control
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What does the limbic system control?
Emotion
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What is the function of the grey matter?
Integration
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What is the function of the white matter?
Transport of information only
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What is primary function of the brainstem (part 1)?
It receives sensory information from the skin and muscles of the head and provides the motor control for the head's musculature
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What is another function of the brainstem (part 2)?
It conveys information from the spinal cord to the brain and from the brain to the spinal cord
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What is the function of the amygdaloid nuclei?
They coordinate the autonomic and endocrine responses of emotional states
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What is the function of the hippocampus?
Memory storage
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The forebrain consists of:
Telecephalon and diencephalon
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Why do you see an increase in forebrain in animals that use rapid locomotion?
There is an increased input of somatosensory information and an increased output of motor responses to skeletal muscle, this requires mediation
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The enlargement of the amniote forebrain reflects its increasing role in this mediation within the ..... system
locomotor
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What is the third main function of the medulla oblongata?
It serves as route through which ascending and descending pathways run to and from the higher centers of the brain
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