Chapter Two Flashcards
Functions
hemisphere fx
coordination movement between arms and legs
vermis fx
coordinates the core / trunk
penducle what is it
bundle of white matter nerve axons meylinated
penducle fx
connects the cerebellum to the rest of the nervous system
basal ganglia fx
helps to plan movement in the body
thalamus fx
apart of the sensory pathway
pons fx
makes a verox copy of the information to send to the cerebellum :
what are vital centers:
neurons that control visceral
cerebellum fx
balance and coordination
compares the movement that was planned against the movement that is actually taking place and makes corrections if necessary
internal capsule fx
has all the sensory and motor fx to the brain
corpos callosum fx
connects one hemisphere to the other and coordinates info between them
frontal lobe fx
movement and thinking
parietal lobe fx
behind center of cortex so sensory fx : somatosensation
temporal lobe fx
helps with hearing so auditory
limbic lobe fx
emotion and memory