other structures of the brain Flashcards
Corpus Callosum
-bundle of nerve fibers
-connects hemispheres and moves messages from one side of the brain to the other
Lateralization
-language, speech, handwriting, any thought requiring analysis
cerebral cortex
-outer layer of brain
-thinking, planning, judging
Broca’s Area
-production of speech
Motor Cortex
-initiates movements
Somatosensory Cortex
-touch sensations
Wernicke’s Area
-understand language
-makes sentences
Medulla Oblongata
-located at the top of the spinal cord
-controls life sustaining functions (digestion, heart rhythm, blood flow, breathing, etc)
Pons
-larger swelling above medulla
-connects top of the brain to the bottom
-stimulates breathing and controls sleep cycles
Reticular Formation
-network of nerves that carry messages between parts of the brain stem
-regulates pain
-controls some parts of the body
Cerebellum
- coordinates motor function
-helps maintain balance
Thalamus
-“sensory relay station”
-passes information to the verbal cortex
-received information from all senses
Lambic System
-network of structures located beneath cerebral cortex
- coordinates emotions
-coordinates basic drives
Hypothalamus
-regulates body temperature, thirst, hunger, sleeping, etc
Hippocampus
-memories
