Brain Flashcards
Medulla Oblongata
(Vital Functions) Respiration, blood pressure, heart rate, (#37)
Pyramids
Decussation of spinal motor tracts (#39)
Pons
Sensory relay center, respiration (#36)
Cerebral Peduncles
Descending motor tracts from cerebrum to brainstem (#33)
Corpora Quadrigemina
31
Superior Colliculi
Visual Reflex (top bump on #31)
Inferior Colliculi
Auditory Reflex (bottom bump on #31)
Cerebellum
35 Controls motor coordination and muscle memory
Superior Cerebellar Peduncle
Nerve tracts connecting Cerebellum to Midbrain
Middle Cerebellar Peduncle
Nerve tracts connecting Cerebellum to Pons
Inferior Cerebellar Peduncle
Nerve Tracts connecting Cerebellum to Medulla Oblongata
Arbor Vitae
(#35d) Nerve Tracts with in Cerebellum (looks like a tree)
Vermis
(#35a) Controls posture and locomotion
Thalamus
(#19) Relays sensory information to Cerebral Cortex
Interthalamic Adhesion
(#22) Connections between Thalamic hemispheres
Epithalamus
(Behind the Thalamus)
Pineal Gland
(#23) Biorhythm Controls