Limbic System and Basal Ganglia and the inner parts of the brain Flashcards
What is the function of the Corpus Callosum?
Connects the Left and Right hemispheres of the brain
What is the function of Oligodendrocytes?
Produces Myelin
What is the function of the hippocampus?
Is responsible for memory and learning
What are the functions of the cingulate cortex?
Regulates emotions, emotional response, pain processing, and behavior
What is the function of the Pituitary gland?
Produces and releases hormones (testosterone, stress hormones, estrogen, sex hormones, etc)
What group of structures is the cingulate cortex a part of?
Limbic System
What is the function of the cerebellum?
Fine tuning motor movements (coordination, muscle memory, balance)
What group of structures is the amygdala a part of?
Limbic System
What is the function of the thalamus?
Acts as a relay station for sensory and motor information
What regulates emotion, processes memories, and manages basic survival behaviors?
The Limbic system
What is responsible for fine tuning motor movements (coordination, muscle memory, balance)
Cerebellum
What produces myelin?
Oligodendrocytes
What are the functions of the Basal Ganglia?
Initiates and fine tunes motor movement
What Initiates and fine tunes motor movement?
Basal Ganglia
What produces and releases hormones?
Pituitary gland
What connects the Left and Right hemispheres of the brain?
Corpus Callosum
What is the Corpus Callosum made of?
White Matter
What is responsible for regulating the pituitary gland, autonomic nervous system, and homeostatic functions (body temperature, hunger, heart rate, thirst, etc)
Hypothalamus
What is responsible for memory and learning?
Hippocampus
What is the function of the Amygdala?
Threat detection, fight or flight, activates when something in our environment requires attention
What acts as a relay station for sensory and motor information?
Thalamus
What is responsible for emotional response, pain processing, and behavior?
Cingulate cortex
What is myelin made of?
Protein and fatty substances
What are the functions of the Limbic system?
Regulates emotion, process memories, and manage basic survival behaviors
What is the function of the hypothalamus?
Regulates the pituitary gland, autonomic nervous system, homeostatic functions (body temperature, hunger, heart rate, thirst, etc)
What is the function of myelin?
Insulates nerves and allows electrical impulses to transmit quickly and efficiently along the nerve cells.
