the brain Flashcards
cerebrum
“higher thinking” part. where all the lobes are. separated into two hemispheres.
deep longitudinal fissure
separates left and right hemispheres of cerebrum
gray matter cortex
outer layer of unmyelinated axons, cell bodies, and dendrites
tracts
unmyelinated bundles of axons
cerebellum
posterior inferior part of brain
brain stem
inferior stalk
frontal lobe
personality and judgement
parietal lobe
sensory receptors
temporal lobe
auditory centers and auditory memory
occipital lobe
visual centers and memories
insula lobe
deep to temporal lobe, memory
pineal gland
secretes hormones with cycle behaviors
pituitary gland
pea suspended on hypothalamus by hypophyseal stalk
cerebellum
two nuts connected by vermis, arbor vitae- white tree like white-matter branches in nuts.
choroid plexus
system of cells and vessels that produce CSF