M14: General Functions of Parts of the Brain + Bonus Flashcards
What is the general function of the cerebrum?
“Thought Process, Memory, Skeletal Muscle”
Pons
Relays Sensory info to cerebellum
What is the general function of the mesencephalon?
Visual and Auditory data, Somatic Motor Control
What is the general function of the medulla oblongata?
Cardiovascular, respiratory, and digestive control center. E.g, heart rate.
What three major structurs does the diencephalon consist of?
The diencephalon consists of:
- the hypothalamus
- the thalamus
- (also the epithalamus)
What area of the brain does the following describe?
- Is responsible for coordinating learned and reflexive patterns of muscular activity at the subconscious level.
- Monitors all proprioceptive functions.
- Coordinates complex somatic motor patterns.
cerebellum
What is the general function of the frontal lobe of the cerebrum?
Voluntary control of skeletal muscles
What are the general functions of the parietal lobes of the cerebrum?
Conscious perception of:
- touch, pressure, pain, vibration
- taste
- temperature.
What are the general functions of the temporal lobes of the cerebrum?
Conscious perception of auditory and olfactory stimuli
What is the general functions of the occipital lobe of the cerebrum?
Conscious perception of visual stimulus
What structure secretes all of the following hormones?
- Growth hormone
- Prolactin
- ACTH (adrenocorticotropic hormone)
- TSH (thyroid-stimulating hormone)
- FSH (follicle-stimulating hormone)
- LH (luteinizing hormone)
- ADH (antidiuretic hormone)
- Oxytocin
the pituitary gland
How many ventricles do we have?
four ventricles
How many cranial mengines are there?
three
What are the folds in the cerebrum that increase the surface area called?
Gyri
What is the line or crevice that separates the left from the right hemispheres of the brain?
longitudinal fissure
What secretes the hormone melatonin?
(Multiple Choice)
- pineal gland
- pituitary gland
- hypothalamus
the pineal gland
Bonus: THe diencephalon contains the epithalamus, and the epithalamus contains the pineal gland
[Fill-in-the-blank)
In most people the _____ hemisphere contains the general interpretive and speech centers and is responsible for language based skills.
–Ex. Reading, writing, and speaking.
–Also helps with analytical tasks such as mathematics, and logistical decision making.
In most people the left hemisphere contains the general interpretive and speech centers and is responsible for language based skills.
–Ex. Reading, writing, and speaking.
–Also helps with analytical tasks such as mathematics, and logistical decision making.
(Fill-in-the-blank)
In most people the ______ hemisphere is responsible for analyzing sensory information and relates the body to the sensory environment.
–Touch, smell, sight, taste, and feel.
–Also help with three dimensional relationships.
–It is involved with emotional context.
In most people the right hemisphere is responsible for analyzing sensory information and relates the body to the sensory environment.
–Touch, smell, sight, taste, and feel.
–Also help with three dimensional relationships.
–It is involved with emotional context.
(Fill-in-the-blanks)
- The choroid Plexus produces CSF as a rate of about ____mL/Day.
- The total volume of CSF is approximately ____mL, thus our CSF is replaced roughly every ____ hours.
- The choroid Plexus produces CSF as a rate of about 500mL/Day (half a liter).
- The total volume of CSF is approximately 150mL, thus our CSF is replaced roughly every 8 hours.
What is responsible for for relaying sensory info to the cerebellum and for linking the cerebellum, mesencephalon, diencephalon, cerebrum and spinal cord?
Pons
What part of the diencephalon is responsible for all of the following:
- Is a sensory pathway to areas in the cerebrum.
- Has a role in the limbic System
- Integrates sensory information to the Cerebrum.
- Projects Visual information to the visual cortex of the cerebrum.
- Projects Auditors information to the visual cortex of the cerebrum.
- Influences Emotional states.
The thalamus
What part of the brain does all of the following describe?
- Controls Feeding Reflexes.
- Controls Medullary nuclei that regulate HR and Blood Pressure.
- Releases Hormones that control endocrine cells in the Pituitary Gland
- Of which the Pituitary Gland helps to regulate Growth, Stress,
- Coordinates Day Night Cycles of Activity
Hypothalamus
(Fill-in-the-blank)
The following describes the ______ system:
- Lies between the cerebrum and the diencephalon.
- Help establish emotional state
- Links conscious intellectual functions of the cerebral cortex with the unconscious and autonomic functions of the brain stem.
- Facilitates memory storage and retrieval.
Limbic System
