brain Flashcards
cerebrum
higher brain functions, thought, action and sensory processing
cerebellum
coordinates voluntary movement, balance, and posture
hemisphere
one half of the brain (left or right side) controls muscle function or also controls speech, thought, emotions, reading, writing, and learning. The right hemisphere controls the muscles on the left side of the body, and the left hemisphere controls the muscles on the right side of the body.
frontal lobe
reasoning, planning, problem-solving, emotional regulation
parietal love
sensory information like touch, temperature, and pain
occipital lobe
visual processing
temporal lobe
processing auditory information, memory, and language
corpus callosum
band of nerve fibers that connects the left and right hemisphere of the brain
midbrain
vision, hearing, motor control, sleep/wake, and temperature regulation
pons
links your brain to your spinal cord. It handles unconscious processes and jobs, such as your sleep-wake cycle and breathing
medulla
heart rate, blood pressure, and respiration
sulcus
groove or furrow on the surface of the brain that separates the gyri
gyrus
ridge on the brain’s surface that increases surface area for neurons
decussation
a crossed tract of nerve fibers passing between centers on opposite sides of the nervous system.
transverse fissure
delineating the structural boundaries between these two important brain regions.
