The Brain:Parts Flashcards
____ is divided into 4 lobes, and is resbonsible for short term memory
Cerebrum
What does the midbrain do
Reflex center involved with hearing and vision
Th hypothalamus controls rhythms like….
Heart Rate
BP
Respiratory
Digestive tract(making bowel movements)
3 parts of the brain stem
Pons
Medulla oblongata
Midbrain
What does the medula oblongata do
Control:
heart rate
BP
breathing
swallowing
vomitting
The limibic system in the hypothalamus helps trigger….
Desires like:
thirst
sex drive
appetite
pain
pleasure
The Dicephalon
Sits on top of brain stem and is enclosed by cerebral hemisphere
The thalamus is able to interpet sensations as _______ or _______, becuase of the thalamus
The thalmus is able to interpet sensations as pleasurable or painful because of thalamus
Spell the other word for interbrain
D-i-c-e-p-h-a-l-o-n
What does the pons do
Helps to control breathing
where nerves cell cross
What regions are in the Dicephalon
Thalamus and Hypothalamus
Fissure is aka….
Sulci
Convolutions are aka
Gyri
Temporal Lobe
Hearing and smell
Parietal Lobe
Recieves and interpets nerve impulses from sensory receptors.
this is why you recognize touch, coolness, pain
Hypothalamus
Part of ANS and helps regulate:
body temp
water balance/thirst
sleep-wake cycle
endocrine system
metabolism/food/intake/hunger
emotional response/behvior
Location of Cerebral Hemisphere or cerebrum
Most superior part of brain
LArgest area in brain
Covers most of the 3 other regions
Looks like walnut with many grooves
Music and lyric memory is stored in the_________
hypothalamus
Cerebellum location and description
cauliflower shaped
projects dorsally form the occipital lobe
Frontal Lobe is responsible for…
Voluntary motor fuction, judgement, logic/reason, emotions, short term memory
Thalamus
Relay station for sensory impulses to cerebal cortex or cerebrum
Occipital Lobe
Eyesight, control, reading and speaking
Functions of Cerebellum
Provide precise timing for skeleteal muscle activity, controls balance and equilibrium
Nerves from inner ear, eye muscles in the body sends messages to this area
Cerebellum
