Brain Flashcards
Somatomotor Cortex
precentral gyrus - motor function
Somatosensory Cortex
postcentral gyrus - sensory function
Frontal lobe
higher order functions (thinking), motor function
Temporal lobe
learning and memory, limbic system (emotion), auditory
Perietal Love
sensory integration
Occipital lobe
vision
cerebellum
motor function
central sulcus
between precentral gyrus and postcentral gyrus
parieto-occipital sulcus
separated parietal and occipital lobes
lateral cerebral sulcus
Sylvian fissure
Cingulate gyrus
limbic system (emotion)
Body of corpus callosum
connection between right and left cerebral hemispheres
Genu of corpus callosum
connection between right and left cerebral hemispheres
Splenium of corpus callosum
connection between right and left cerebral hemispheres
Septum pellucidum
medial wall of lateral ventricle
Body of fornix
connection between hippocampus and many limbic structures
Anterior commissure
connection between right and left cerebral hemispheres
Massa intermedia
connects left and right thalamus
Thalamus
sensory input to cerebrum
Optic chiasma
crossing of optic nerves
Hypothalamus
autonomic nervous system, neuroendocrine
Pineal Gland
circadian rhythms, secretes hormone melatonin
Fourth ventricle
contains CSF produced in choroids plexus
Arbor vitae of cerebellum
white matter
Vermis of cerebellum
connects cerebellar hemispheres
Medulla oblongota
cardiovascular and respiratory regulation
Pons
links cerebellum with structures above the pons and below the pons
Midbrain
connects forebrain and hindbrain
Corpus callosum
connects between right and left cerebral hemispheres
Lateral ventricle (anterior horn)
choroid plexus and CSF production