Functions of parts of the brain

Question 1

Medulla oblongata

Answer 1

Reflexive, involuntary control of heart, breathing & blood vessels

Question 2

Pons

Answer 2

Timing of subconscious breathing

Question 3

Cerebellum (arbor vitae, vermis, L/R cerebellar hemispheres)

Answer 3

Subconscious control & coordination of voluntary muscle

Question 4

Midbrain (corpora quadrigemina, superior colliculi, inferior colliculi

Answer 4

Filter and relay visual (superior colliculi) & auditory stimuli (inferior colliculi); reflexive control of eye movement, focusing lens and pupil diameter

Question 5

Hypothalamus (mammillary bodies)

Answer 5

Control of ANS & pituitary gland and thereby, regulates involuntary body functions, homeostasis

Question 6

Thalamus (interthalamic adhesion = intermediate mass)

Answer 6

Crude perception of sensations & emotions and relaying afferent/efferent impulses to/from the cerebrum

Question 7

Pineal Gland

Answer 7

Endocrine gland - Secretes melatonin

Question 8

Pituitary Gland

Answer 8

Endocrine gland - Secretes hormones ACTH, growth hormone, LH, FSH, prolactin & TSH

Question 9

Infundibulum

Answer 9

Transport of hormones & conduction of impulses from hypothalamus to pituitary gland

Question 10

Cerebrum (cerebral cortex, cerebral tracts/white matter, fornix)

Answer 10

Will (choice), intelligence, memory, awareness, personality

Question 11

Longitudinal fissure

Answer 11

Divides cerebrum into cerebral hemispheres

Question 12

Left cerebral hemisphere

Answer 12

Dominates in speech sound & in understanding sequential, rational & analytical concepts

Question 13

Right cerebral hemisphere

Answer 13

Dominates in non-speech sounds (melodies, laughing, etc.), in spatial perception & in holistic, artistic & emotional concepts

Question 14

Frontal lobe

Answer 14

Voluntary control over muscles, learning, planning, higher psychological functions

Question 15

Parietal lobe

Answer 15

Perception of sensations of touch, temp, taste & body position (kinesthetic sensation)

Question 16

Temporal lobe

Answer 16

Perception of auditory sensation & related speech centers

Question 17

Occipital lobe

Answer 17

Perception of visual sensations

Question 18

Corpus callosum & anterior commissure

Answer 18

Communication between the two cerebral hemispheres

Question 19

Gyri & Sulci

Answer 19

Increase surface area of cerebrum for exchange of nutrients/wastes to/from blood vessels in the pia mater