Brain Parts Quiz Flashcards
Brainstem
- The oldest/innermost part of the brain
- responsible for automatic survival functions.
Medulla (Oblongata)
-controls heartbeat and breathing
Pons
Aids in dreaming,sleeping, left-right body coordination, and arousal.
Reticular Formation (RAS) Reticular Activating System
helps control arousal
“net like” neural
Thalamus
directs messages to the sensory receiving areas in the cortex and transmits replies to cerebellum and medulla
Cerebellum
helps coordinate voluntary movement and balance
Limbic System
associated with emotions like fear and aggression and drives for food and sex.
Hippocampus
Assist in short and long term memory and spatial navigation.
Amygdala
Linked to emotion (sad, mad, Amy G. Dala is a bitch)
Hypothalamus
Directs maintenance activities: eating, drinking, body temp
-linked to emotion (happy) and rewards
Pituitary Gland
Controls Endocrine system
-hypothalamus tell its what to do.
Pineal Gland
Produces hormones that regulate circadian rhythms and melatonin
cerebral cortex
the body’s ultimate control and info processing center.
Frontal Lobe
involved in speaking and muscle movement and in making plans and judgements
Parietal Lobe
integrates sensory info (if somethings cold, sharp, hot)
