Parts and Functions of the CNS Flashcards
Sensory input, reflex circuits, somatic and autonomic motor output
SPINAL CONTROL
Dorsal/ventral roots
CARDIOVASCULAR and RESPIRATORY control, auditory and vestibular input, brainstem reflexes
MEDULLA
CN VIII-XII
RESPI/URINARY control, EYE movement control, facial sensation/motor control
PONS
CN V - VIII
Motor COORDINATION, motor learning, EQUILIBRIUM
CEREBELLUM
CN VIII
ACOUSTIC relay and mapping, control of the eye (movement, lens and pupillary reflexes) PAIN MODULATION
MIDBRAIN
CN III - IV
Sensory and motor relay to the cerebral cortex, regulation of cortical activation, VISUAL input
THALAMUS
CN II
Autonomic and Endocrine control, motivated behavior
HYPOTHALAMUS
Shape patterns of THALAMOCORTICAL MOTOR INHIBITION
BASAL GANGLIA
Sensory perception, cognition, learning and memory, motor planning and voluntary movement, language
CEREBRAL CORTEX
CN I