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General function of the cerebelum
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Controls thought, memory, and conscious movement
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How much does the brain weight?
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3 pounds
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Why are the brains of males typically larger than the brains of females?
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The difference in brain size is due to the difference in average body size.
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What links the brain with the spinal cord?
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Medulla oblongata
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What is the largest part of the brain?
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Cerebrum
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What links the cerebral hemispheres with the brain stem?
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Diencephalon
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What links the cerebellum with the brain stem?
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Pons
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Which part of the brain processes sight, sound, and maintains consciousness?
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Mesencephalon
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CSF is formed by specialized ependymal cells and capillaries called:
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Choroid plexus
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CSF is absorbed by extensions of the subarachnoid space called:
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Arachonoid granulations
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Which dural fold projects between the cerebral hemispheres and contains the superior and inferior sagital sinuses?
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Falx cerebri
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What closely adheres to the surface of the brain, attached by astrocytes?
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Pia mater
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Cerebrospinal fluid provides a medium for nerve impulse transmission. True or false?
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False
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What substances can cross the "blood brain barrier" formed by tight junctions and astrocytes?
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Only lipid-soluble compounds can diffuse into into the interstitial fluid of the brain and spinal cord
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High levels of glucose in CSF means what?
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Nothing. CSF always has a high level of glucose.
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