8.3 Flashcards
Largest most important part of the nervous system
Brain
Largest part in the brain
Cerebrum
Split by the longitudinal fissure
Hemispheres
Located at the base of the cerebrum
Corpus callosum
Where much of the gray matter is located
Cerebral cortex
Correspond to the major bones of the cranium
Lobes
Lobe that is associated with personality judgement and self-control
Frontal lobes
They analyze the senses on their respective sides of the body to allow us to feel sensations such as temperature pressure and pain
Parietal lobes
The sense of vision is perceived by this
Occipital lobes
Accociated with the senses of hearing taste and smell
Temporal lobes
Damage to the cerebral motor area before or shortly after birth
Cerebral palsy
Second largest brain reagon
Cerebellum
Located between the cerebrum and the spinal cord
Brain stem
Lowest part of the brain stem
Medulla oblongata
Above the medulla oblongata
Pons