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
Habenula
(ridge that connects 19-23) Emotional response to odors
Hypothalamus
(#21) Central control for endocrine system
Mammillary Body
(#24) Olfactory reflexes
Infundibulum
(stalk that Pituitary hangs from) Connects Pituitary Gland to Hypothalamus
Pituitary Gland
(#25) Secretes endocrine hormones
Frontal Lobe
(#1) Intellect, human consciousness, reasoning
Parietal Lobe
(#2) Receives and evaluates “touch” sensory information
Temporal Lobe
(#3) Receives and evaluates smell, taste, and hearing; meditates memory
Occipital Lobe
(#4) Receives and integrates visual input
Longitudinal Cerebral Fissure
Separates the left and right hemispheres of the Brain
Lateral Cerebral Fissure
Separates Temporal lobe from Frontal and Parietal Lobes
Transverse Fissure
Separates the Cerebellum from the Occipital Lobe
Central Sulcus
(#5) Separates the Frontal and Parietal Lobes
Precentral Gyrus
(#6) Primary motor cortex
Postcentral Gyrus
(#7) Primary sensory cortex
Cingulate Gyrus
(Right above Corpus Callosum) Emotion, behavior and motivation
Corpus Callosum
(Nike Swoosh) Nerve tracts that connect the left and right hemispheres of the brain
Septum Pellucidum
(#11) Separates the Lateral Ventricles
Fornix
(#12) Connects Hippocampus to Hypothalamus
Hippocampus
(Teardrop) Memory consolidation, spatial navigation
Lateral Ventricle
(#16) Secretes and circulates CSF (drains to 3rd)
Third Ventricle
Secretes and circulates CSF (drains to 4th)
Fourth Ventricle
Secretes and circulates CSF (Behind Cerebellum)
Interventricular Foramen
Connects Lateral Ventricles to Third Ventricle
Cerebral Aqueduct
(#34) Connects Third Ventricle to Fourth Ventricle
Choroid Plexus
(#26) Ependymal tissue that produces CSF in a ventricle