major parts of the brain Flashcards
hindbrain
for heartbeat, breathing, blood circulation, consciousness
brain stem
for movement, balance, and muscle coordination
cerebellum
center of thinking and language; prefrontal area contains executive are of the brain
the large mass of the forebrain, which consists of two hemispheres
cerebrum
involved in regulation of movement, sleep, and arousal, respiration
pons
involved in regulation of heart rate, blood pressure, respiration, circulation
medulla
secretes hormones that regulate many body functions, including secretion of hormones from other glands; sometimes referred to as the master gland
pituitary gland
involved in regulation of sleep and waking; stimulation of reticular formation increases arousal
reticular formation
thick bundles of axons that serves as a bridge between the two cerebral hemispheres
corpus callosum
forebrain
a. relay station for sensory information
an area near the center of the brain involved in the relay of sensory information to the cortex and in the functions of sleep and attention
thalamus
seat of emotions,secretion of hormones, sexual activities, appetite, sleeping
a bundle of nuclei below the thalamus involved in body temperature, motivation, and emotion
hypothalamus
the wrinkled surface area(gray matter) of the cerebrum. it has four lobes frontal, temporal, occipital, and parietal
cerebral cortex
lobe that’s responsible for thought, perception,memory etc
frontal lobe
lobe that’s responsible for smell and hearing
temporal lobe
lobe that’s responsible for vision
occipital lobe
lobe thats responsible for body sense and touch
parietal lobe
