Areas Of The Brain Flashcards
(8 cards)
what is the Pons function?
Regulation of the sleep - wake cycle.
What is the Medullas function?
Regulation of autonomic functions such as breathing heart rate and digestion.
What is the cerebellums function?
It is your coordination of muscle moment.
What is the Reticular Formations function?
Reticular activated system (RAS) filtering and directing sensory information - what’s important and regulating your arousal and alertness
What is the Cerebrum’s function?
Complex mental processes such as decision making, problem solving , processing sensory information and initiating voluntary movement.
What is the function of the Thalamus?
Attention and filtering sensory information.
What is the Hypothalamuses function?
Maintaining the body’s stable biological state, known as the homeostasis.
What is Homeostasis?
Maintaining the body’s stable biological state.
