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b2726 Self and the Phenomenon of Life: A Biologist Examines Life from Molecules to Humanity “9x6”
Ventral pallidum
Thalamus
Hypothalamus
II. Brain stem: (downward extension of cerebrum)
A. Midbrain:
Ventral tegmental area (VTA)
Periaqueductal gray
Reticular activating system (diffuse)
B. Pons:
Parabrachial nucleus
Locus ceruleus
Raphe nuclei
Reticular activating system (diffuse)
C. Medulla:
Nucleus tractus solitarius
Respiratory center
Cardiovascular center
Reticular activating system
III. Cerebellum: (attached to pons)
IV. Spinal cord: (downward extension of medulla)
Spinal nerves: sensory and motor
Autonomic output: sympathetic and parasympathetic
*Insula is the in-folded region between the fronto-parietal and temporal
cortices. Cingulate is the midline extension of the frontal and parietal
cortices.
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