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Cerebrum (cerebral hemispheres)

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Serves higher mental functions (cognition, language, and memory); integrates sensorimotor functions and perceptual experiences

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Limbic lobe

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Regulates motivational and emotional states

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Basal ganglia

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Regulates motor movements and muscle tone

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Thalamus

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Channels sensorimotor information to cortex; participates in cortex-mediated functions; regulates crude awareness of sensation

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Hypothalamus

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Regulates body temperature, food intake, water balance, hormonal secretions, emotional behavior, and sexual responses; controls the activities of autonomic nervous system

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Cerebellum

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Participates in the coordination of skilled movements and regulation of equilibrium

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Midbrain

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Mediates auditory and visual reflexes; regulates cortical arousal; houses cranial nerve nuclei

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Pons

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Contains cranial nerve nuclei and sensory motor-regulating fibers

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Medulla

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Contains cranial nerve nuclei; regulates respiration, phonation, heartbeat, and blood pressure

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Spinal cord

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Links body with central nervous system; regulates reflexes