Chapter 10-3 Flashcards
Condition that results from an excessive accumulation of CSF witching the ventricles
Hydrocephalus
Type of reflexes that the corpora quadrigemina is concerned with
Visual & auditory
At rest the brain consumes about ___ percent of body’s total protection
20
The structure that acts as a bridge connecting the spinal cord and medulla to upper portions of the brain
Pons
The medulla serves as a convictions pathway for all ascending and descending tracts what type of impulses are transmitted by its white matter
Motor sensory
Name functions of hypothalamus
Olfactory relay
Ridges that make up the surface of the cerebrum
Gyri
The outer layer of the cerebrum is composed of ____ mater
Gray
Part of the brain that coordinates walking, balance, and the ability to speak understandably
Cerebellum
The outer layer of the cerebrum
Cortex
The part of your brain stimulated by your ringing alarm clock
Reticular activating system
Band of white matter that connects the two halves of cerebrum
Corpus callosum
Brain cavities where cerebrospinal fluid circulates
Ventricles
Move,nets of your left hand are initiated by motor neurons that originate in the ___ side of your cerebrum
Right
Brain center that regulates the heart and diameter of blood vessels
Cardiovascular