BRAIN location Flashcards
what is located in the hindbrain?
Medulla and cerebellum
what does the cerebellum do?
receives messages from muscles, tendons, joints and structures in our ears . controls balance, posture and coordinations of muscles, and muscles memory
what does the brainstem do?
Vital functions like breathing, and heartbeat.
what does your medulla oblongata do?
controls involuntary processes of the autonomic nervous system involved in breathing regulation, heart rate, swallowing
damaged- require life support machines to regulate breathing and heart functions.
What does your midbrain do?
located between the forebrain and hindbrain
receives messages from all senses expect smell and sends them on to higher brain regions. it is involved in hearing and languages.
What is in your midbrain?
Reticular formation
what is reticular formation?
relay centre for many vital brain systems to coordinate functions, screens incoming info and exerts some controls over which sensory signals reach the cerebrum to prevent overload.
what does the Forebrain do?
It is the most highly developed and largest part of the brain.
what does your forebrain contain?
Hypothalamus, thalamus
what does your hypothalamus do?
regulates body temp, water levels, sleep, sex drive and food intake
what does your thalamus do?
relays sensory and motor signals to and from cerebral cortex.
what is your cerebral cortex?
outer layer that lies on top of your cerebrum, it is the outerlayer of grey matter making up the cerebrum.
what is the cerebrum?
primary control centre for voluntary muscle movements and primary processing centre of sensory info, subparts cerebral cortex and corpus callosum.
what is the corpus callosum?
a bundle of myelinated nerve fibres that allows the left and right hemisphere of the cerebral cortex to communicate.
explain the term contralateral
right hemisphere receives sensory info from left and controls the left motor control and the left hemisphere receives sensory info from right and controls right motor control.
what does the left side of the brain control?
motor movement in the right side of body - contralateral
language and logic
what does the right side of the brain control?
controls motor movement in the left side of the body, spatial abilities, face recognition and visual imagery appreciation for art and music.
