Basics Of The CNS Flashcards
1
Q
What are the roles of the midbrain, pons and medulla respectively?
A
Midbrain - eye movements and reflex responses to sound and vision
Pons - sleep and feed (OJ) (CN V pons - muscles of mastication)
Medulla - Cardiovascular and resp centres
- Medullary pyramid motor pathway.
2
Q
What are the roles of the following all the lobes of the brain + the cerebelllem?
A
Frontal - higher cognition, motor and speech
Parietal - sensation and spacial awareness
Temporal - memory, smell and hearing
Occipital - vision
Cerebellum - fine motor control and co-ordinations and motor learning
3
Q
What is the role of the thalamus?
A
Relaying Sensory info from the medulla to the sensory cortex.
4
Q
What makes the hindbrain?
A
Medulla
Pons
Cerebellum
