Brain Functions Flashcards
Medulla
Involuntary functions (BP, HR, etc.) Relays sensory info to cerebellum and thalamus
Pons
Posture and balance
Relays info to cerebellum, and thalamus
Cerebellum
Movement coordination
Midbrain
Integration of visual and auditory info
Thalamus
Relay center for somatic (conscious) sensation
Hypothalamus
Homeostasis via neural and hormonal regulation
Primitive emotions (anger, rage, sex drive)
Controls pituitary gland
Basal nuclei
Movement
Limbic system
Emotion
Links conscious and unconscious
Helps with memory storage and retrieval
Cerebral cortex
Frontal, parietal, temporal, occipital lobes Conscious thought processing and planning Awareness and sensation Perception Learning, reading, communication Abstract thought and reasoning Memory storage and retrieval Voluntary movement Personality
Corpus callosum
Connects left and right hemispheres
Frontal lobes
Voluntary movement
Reasoning and problem solving
Parietal lobes
General sensations
Temporal lobes
Auditory and olfactory sensation
Short term memory
Language comprehension
Emotion
Occipital lobes
Visual sensation
Vague nerve
Cranial nerve
Decrease HR and increase GI tract activity
