functional orgainsation of the brain and spinal cord Flashcards
Anterior name for brain
Rostal
FRONT
Posterior name for brain
Caudal
dorsal
top of brain
ventral
bottom of brain
Brainstem and spinal cord
Rostal at top and caudal at bottom
Functional divisions of brain (4)
Brainstem
Cerebellum
Dienephalon
Cerebrum
Brainstem
Medulla, pons, midbrain
Diencephalon
Thalamus and hypothalamus
Cerebrum
Cortex, amygdala, hippocampus, basal ganglia, white matter
Brain stem fibre tracts
sensory and motor functions via cranial nerves
sensory and motor function of body via spinal cord
Medulla function
CVS and respiratoyr control
Nuclei that relay info about taste, hearing, balance , control of neck and facial muscles
Pons function
Respiration, sleep, taste, bladder control, hearing, swallowing, taste, eye and facial movements, posture, facial sensation, nuclei that relay info about movement and sensation, major input to cerebellum
Midbrain function
Components of auditory and visual systems, auditory and visual reflexes
Pineal body of the brainstem
Regulation of the diurnal rhythms
Synthesise melatonin
Superior and inferior colliculi of the brainstem
Visual and auditory functions
Thalamus location
Alongside 3rd ventricle
Thalamus function
Essential for transfer of sesnsory info ( except olfaction)- nuclei in thalamus receive sensory info then relay to cortex
Gates and modulates sensory info
Involved in integration of motor control
Influences attention and consciousness
Cerebellum function
Maintaining posture, coordinating head and eye movements, fine tuning movements, motor learning