ch 13 pt 3 overview of brain anatomy

Question 1

What are cerebral nuclei?

Answer 1

Gray matter deep in cerebrum

Question 2

What function is cerebral nuclei?

Answer 2

Help regulate motor output

Question 3

What function is caudate nucleus?

Answer 3

Helps produce pattern and rhythm of walking movements

Question 4

What function is putamen?

Answer 4

Helps control movements at subconscious level

Question 5

What function is globus pallidus?

Answer 5

Influences thalamus to adjust muscle tone

Question 6

What is the function of claustrum?

Answer 6

Process visual information

Question 7

What is the function of amygdaloid body?

Answer 7

Mood, emotions

Question 8

What is the function of corpus striatum?

Answer 8

Striped appearance of internal capsule

Question 9

Functions of epithalamus

Answer 9

Pineal gland and habenular nuclei

Question 10

What is pineal gland

Answer 10

Melatonin

Question 11

What is habenular nuclei?

Answer 11

Visceral and emotional responses to odors

Question 12

Function of thalamus

Answer 12

Tells where everything goes in the brain

Question 13

Functions of hypothalamus

Answer 13

Controls ANS, endocrine system, body temperature, food intake, water intake, sleep-wake rhythms, emotional behavior

Question 14

What does the brainstem consist of?

Answer 14

Midbrain, pons, and medulla oblongata

Question 15

What is the function of cerebral peduncles?

Answer 15

Carry motor commands from primary motor cortex

Question 16

What is superior cerebellar peduncles?

Answer 16

Tracts connect cerebellum to medulla oblongata

Question 17

What is the function of medial lemniscus?

Answer 17

Myelinated axons running through brainstem

Question 18

What is the function of substantia nigra?

Answer 18

Producing dopamine

Question 19

What is the function of tegmentum?

Answer 19

Postural motor control

Question 20

What is the function of cerebral aqueduct?

Answer 20

Connects third and fourth ventricles

Question 21

What is the function of superior colliculi?

Answer 21

Control visual reflexes and tracking

Question 22

What is middle cerebellar peduncles?

Answer 22

Connect cerebellum to pons

Question 22

What is the function of inferior colliculi?

Answer 22

Control auditory reflexes

Question 23

What is the function of pontine respiratory center?

Answer 23

Regulates skeletal muscles of breathing

Question 24

What is the function of superior olivary nuclei?

Answer 24

Sound localization

Question 25

What is medulla oblongata?

Answer 25

Extension of spinal cord

Question 26

What is inferior cerebellar peduncles?

Answer 26

Connect cerebellum to pons

Question 27

What is the function of cardiac center?

Answer 27

Regulates hearts output

Question 28

What is the function of vasomotor center?

Answer 28

Regulates blood vessel diameter

Question 29

What is the function of medullary respiratory center?

Answer 29

Controls breathing rate

Question 30

What does nucleus cuneatus and nucleus gracilis receive?

Answer 30

Somatic sensory information

Question 31

What does nucleus cuneatus and nucleus gracilis send out?

Answer 31

Send signals to thalamus

Question 32

What is vermis?

Answer 32

Narrow band of cortex between left and right lobes

Question 33

What are the three regions of cerebellum?

Answer 33

Cerebellar cortex, arbor vitae, and deep cerebellar nuclei

Question 34

What is cerebellar cortex?

Answer 34

Outer gray matter

Question 35

What is arbor vitae?

Answer 35

Internal region of white matter

Question 36

What is deep cerebellar nuclei?

Answer 36

Gray matter

Question 37

Functions of cerebellum?

Answer 37

Balance, coordination, and memory

Question 38

What is reticular activating system

Answer 38

Alertness - Association Area