Nervous System II Flashcards
What are the three regions of the brain?
prosencephalon, mesencephalon, rhombencephalon
what does the prosencephalon subdivide into?
telencephalon (cerebrum) and diencephalon (epithalamus, thalamus, hypothalamus)
what does the rhombencephalon subdivide into?
metencephalon (pons, cerebellum), and mylencephalon (medulla oblongata)
the myelencephalon houses nuclei of cranial nerves _________ in lower vertebrates or ______ in mammals
V - X, V - XII
T/F? the mylencephalon contains centers regulating heartbeat, blood pressure, intestinal motility, and pulmonary respiration
True
What is the fucntion of the cerebellum?
fine tunes movement that is ultimately produced by the cerebral cortex
what does the mesencephalon consist of?
tectum and tegmentum
what does the tectum consist of?
2 optic lobes (anterior and superior colliculus) and 2 auditory lobes (posterior/inferior colliculus)
the tegmentum contains portions of CN ____ and ____
III, IV
what does the diencephalon consist of?
thalamus, hypothalamus, epithalamus
What is the fucntion of the epithalamus?
includes the pineal gland which affects skin pigmentation in lower vertebrates, photoreception in lampreys, and biological rhythms in higher vertebrates
what is the function of the thalamus?
major relay center for all sensory impulses form the spinal cord, hindbrain, and midbrain to telencephalon
what is the function of the hypothalamus?
regulates body temperature, water balance, appetite, sexual behavior etc.
what is the function of the pituitary gland?
master control of horomones
the neurohypophyseal bud is a ______ outgrowth from forebrain derived from the neuroectoderm, becomes the ______ pituitary lobe
ventral, posterior