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Brain and Special Senses (The Eye (Photo-receptor cells (Rods Interprets…
Brain and Special Senses
The Eye 
Pupil The pupil is the opening in the middle of the iris, when the iris constricts, the pupil shrinks which controls how much light enters the eyes
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The Ear 
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Middle Ear
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Auditory Ossicles The three bones in the tympanic cavity; smallest bones in the human body. They amplify and direct sound from the tympanic membrane
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The Brain 
The Cerebrum controls conscious thought and intellectual functions 
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Understanding
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Gnostic Area Interprets visual, auditory, and sensory data to interprets activity
Sensory
Primary Somatosensory Cortex receives sensory input like temperature, pain, etc.
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Association Areas
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Somatosensory Association Area Interprets and Integrates sensory input to determine sensations like temperature, texture, etc.
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Auditory Association Area Processes sounds and store memories of past sounds so that we can identify them if we hear them again
Cerebellum Stores learned movements (i.e muscle memory) 
Vermis The band between the two hemispheres of the cerebellum. It receives sensory input about balance and positioning
Diencephalon Sorts and directs signals in the brain 
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Epithalamus regulates motor pathways, emotions, and the circadian rhythm
Thalamus The main relay station of the body, sorts signals from neurons
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Brainstem The main function is maintaining life support systems 
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Medulla Oblongata Controls autonomic functions (Heart rate, blood movement, breathing, etc.)
The Spinal Cord 
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