Brain Flashcards
Cerebellum
-Balance, posture and muscle coordination
Pons
Relay centre between cerebrum and cerebellum
-Some autonomic functions
Medulla oblongata
Autonomic functions
-heart rate
-breathing rates
-blood pressure
-swallowing
Hypothalamus
Maintain homoeostasis
-(temperature, emotion, sex, endocrine)
Thalamus
Relay centre (direction control)
for incoming sensory signals
Cerebrum
Highly folded and enlarged portion with large surface area
Meninges
Enclose/ protect CNS
Corpus callosum
Communication between the 2 hemispheres (Right & Left)
Pituitary gland
Produce and release many harmones
Motar Cortex
Voluntary motar control
Somatosensory cortex
Taste and skin receptors
-touch, pressure, temperature. movement
Spinal cord
Carry information to and from CNS
Temporal lobe
-hearing perception
-short term memory
-comprehend speech
Occipital lobe
Visual perception
Frontal lobe
-executive functions
-working memory
-personality
-speech production
-movement