Choose the correct brain structure from the key for each of the following descriptions. Some letters are used more than once. Key: (a) cerebellum (b) superior and inferior colliculi (c) striatum (d) corpus callosum (e) hypothalamus (f) medulla (g) midbrain (h) pons (i) thalamus__(1) basal nuclei (ganglia) involved in motor activities; related toHuntington’s disease__(2) region where there is a crossover of fibers of pyramidal tracts__(3) control of temperature, autonomic nervous system, hunger, andwater balance__(4) contains the substantia nigra and red nucleus__(5) involved in visual and auditory reflexes; found in midbrain__(6) part of diencephalon with vital centers controlling heart rate,some aspects of emotion, and blood pressure__(7) all inputs to cerebral cortex must first synapse in one of its nuclei__(8) brain area that has folia and coordinates movements __(9) brain region that contains the cerebral aqueduct __(10) associated with fourth ventricle and contains nuclei of cranial nerves V–VII __(11) thick fiber tract connecting the two cerebral hemispheres

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