| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Thalamus | Monitors and sorts out gas from your senses |
| Hypothalamus | Monitors regulates body tempurture lets you know when your hungry |
| Pituitary Gland | controlling growth and development |
| Hippocampus | the center of emotion memory and the autonomic nervous system |
| Pineal Gland | Responsible for the rate at which the baby grows. |
| Central nervous system | the portion of the vertebrate nervous system consisting of the brain and spinal cord |
| Peripheral nervous system | the section of the nervous system lying outside the brain and spinal cord |
| Cerebrum | Long term planning, understanding creative ideas |
| Brain stem | the part of the brain continuous with the spinal cord and comprising the medulla oblongata and pons and midbrain and parts of the hypothalamus |
| Limbic system | memory, emotion, and goal-directed behavior. Contains hippocampus and amygdala |
| hippocampus | a complex neural structure consisting of gray matter and located on the floor of each lateral ventricle |
| Pituitary Gland | Controls releases of hormones which enable the body to produce energy |
| Amygdala | an almond shaped neural structure in the anterior part of the temporal lobe of the cerebrum |
| Meninges | a membrane (one of 3) that envelops the brain and spinal cord, protects the brain the spinal cord |
| Cerebrospinal Fluid | clear liquid produced in the ventricles of the brain |
| Cerebellum | Daily need workers deal with whats real. |
| Medulla Oblongata | Swelling on the brain stem which regulates life support systems things your body does without thinking. |
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