Areas of the Brain Flashcards
Hippocampus purpose
- Forms and stores new memories
- Importance in learning language
Basal Ganlgia components (5)
- Caudate
- Putamen
- Globus pallidus
- Substantia Nigra
- Subthalamic nuclei
Basal Ganglia purpose
- Voluntary movement
- Regulation of autonomic movement, posture,, muscle tone
Amygdala purpose
- Emotional and social processing
- Formation of emotional memories
Components of the Forebrain (2)
Telencephalon
Diencephalon
Components of Telencephalon (4)
Cerebrum
Hippocampus
Basal Ganglia
Amygdala
Thalamus purpose
-Receives and relays information to the appropriate part of the cerebral cortex
Hypothalamus Purpose
- Receives and integrates info from the autonomic system
- Controls sleep, hunger, thirst, sexual behavior
- Hormone regulation
Subthalamus Purpose
Regulates skeletal muscle movement
Epithalamus Purpose
Secretes melatonin
Involved in circadian rhthyms, motor pathway regulation, and emotions
Components of Diencephalon
Thalamus
Hypothalamus
Subthalamus (subthalamic nucleus)
Epithalamus
Components of Midbrain (2)
Tectum
Tegmentum
Purpose of Midbrain
Reflex center for visual, auditory, and tactile response
Ralys information passing from cerebrum, cerebellum, and spinal cord
Components of the HIndbrain (2)
Metencephalon: Cerebellum, Pons
Myelencephalon: Medulla Oblongata
Cerebellum purpose
Posture, balance, coordination
Rapid alternating movement
Damage causes ipsilateral deficits***
