Brain Anatomy Flashcards
brain stem
the oldest part and center core of the brain beginning of spinal cord
responsible for involuntary actions
breathing, eating, drinking
medulla
base of brain stem
controls heartbeat and breathing
thalamus
brain sensory control center
receives info from all senses except smell and routes it to higher brain regions that deal with those senses
cerebellum
means little brain
enables nonverbal learning and memory, moderate emotions, and discriminate sounds, coordinates with voluntary movement
limbic system
associated with emotion and drives
contains amygdala, hypothalamus, hippocampus
Hippocampus
process conscious memories
memory
amygdala
linked to emotion, aggression and fear
Hypothalamus
directs and influences hunger, thirst, body temperature, and sex behavior
monitors the state or your body, governs endocrine system
linked to emotion and reward
cerebral cortex
your body’s ultimate control and info-processing center
pons
connects the brainstem to cerebellum
involves sleep and arousal
reticular formation
contributes to the influence of muscle reflexes, breathing, pain perception
regulating sleep and arousal.
frontal lobe
behind your forehead
involves with speaking, muscle movements, making plans and judgements
parietal lobe
top of head toward the rear
sensory input for touch and body position
occipital lobe
at the below back
receives info from visual fields
temporal lobe
above ears
receives auditory info each receiving info from the opposite ear
