Brain anatomy Flashcards
What are the 6 regions of the brain?
Cerebrum
Cerebellum
Diencephalon
Mesencephalon (midbrain)
Pons
Medulla oblongata
What is the function of the cerebrum?
Conscious thought processes, intellectual functions.
Memory storage, and processing.
Conscious and subconscious regulation of skeletal muscle contractions.
What are the 3 main regions of the diencephalon?
Thalamus
Hypothalamus
Epithalamus
What is the function of the thalamus?
Relay and processing center for sensory information.
What is the function of the hypothalamus?
Centers controlling emotions, autonmoic functions, and hormone production.
What is the function of the epithalamus?
Membrane covers and protects the thalamus and hypothalamus.
What is the function of the mesencephalon (midbrain)
Processing of visual and auditory data.
Generation of reflexive somatic motor
Maintenance of consciousness
What is the function of the pons?
Relays sensory information to the cerebellum, and the thalamus.
Subconscious somatic and viseral motor centers.
What is the function of the Medulla oblongata
Relays sensory information to thalamus, and to other portions of the brain stem.
Autonomic center for regulation of visceral function (cardiovascular, respiratory, and digestive system activities).
What is the function of the cerebellum?
Coordinates complex somatic motor patterns
Adjusts output of other somatic motor centers in the brain, and spinal cord.
What is the function of the cerebellum?
Coordinates complex somatic motor patterns
Adjusts output of other somatic motor centers in the brain, and spinal cord.
What are the names of lobes of the Cerebrum?
Frontal
Parietal
Temporal
Occipital
Where is the cerebral cortex, and what is its function?
Outer layer of grey matter.
Accounts for sensation, voluntary movement, and consciousness.
