The brain structure that functions to control and integrate activities of the autonomic nervous system is the
hypothalamus
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Melatonin is a hormone secreted by what structure?
pineal gland
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Bruising of the brain, leakage of blood from injured vessels
Contussion
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The portion of the brain acting primarily as a relay center through which all sensory information (except smell) passes on the way to the cerebrum
thalamus
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Structures of the tectum that are reflex centers for movements of the head and body in response to auditory stimuli.
inferior colliculi
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Region that contains the thalamus, hypothalamus and pineal gland
diencephalon
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Clot dissolving drug used to open up blocked blood vessels
(t-PA) Tissue plasminogen activator
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ministroke
Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA)
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Blood vessels in your brain leaks or ruptures
Hemorrhagic Stroke
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Contains all ascending and descending fiber tracts that link the spinal cord to the brain. â Where fiber tracts cross over
medulla oblongata
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That portion of the brain housing the "four bodies" known as the corpora quadrigemina is the
midbrain
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Maintains cerebral cortical alertness. Sends impulses to the cerebral cortex keeping the cortex alert. â Filters out repetitive stimuli from sensory inputs such as pressure from your watch, clothes, etc.