Chapter 9 Flashcards
parts of the midbrain
- pons
- medulla
parts of the diencephalon
- thalamus
- hypothalamus
- epithalamus
- subthalamus
the three layers of the meninges and its order above the brain
- dura mater
- arachnoid
- pia mater
What is cerebral spinal fluid?
it is a clear fluid that helps protect the brain and spinal cord
sulcus
shallow groove on brain
gyrus
folds you see on bain
where impulses from the ear travel to which lobe of the brain
temporal lobe
the area of the brain concerned with interpreting sounds
auditory associative area
functions of the hypothalamus
- sleep
- appetite
- temperature (autonomic)
where is the midbrain located
most superior portion of the brain stem
where are the vasomotor and cardiac centers located
medulla oblongata
what area of the brain is responsible for the maintenance of muscle tone and coordination from the motor cortex
cerebellum
what machine measures electric current generated by neurons
electroencephalogram (EEG)
where are the impulses for smell located
olfactory nerve
what is the “little brain”
the cerebellum
