bio 30; brain quiz Flashcards
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what is found in the fore brain
cerebrum
cerebral cortex
corpus callosum
thalamus
hypothalamus
what does the mid brain do?
a relay centre for the eye and ear reflexes
what does the hind brain contain
cerebellum
pons
medulla oblongata
what does the frontal lobe do
control movement of voluntary muscle
intellectual activities
personality
what does the temporal lobe do
some vision, but mainly hearing, memory and interpretation of sensory information
what does the parietal lobe do
touch and temp awareness
emotions and interpretation of speech
what does the occipital lobe do
vision and interpreting visual information
what does the cerebrum do
involves the storage of sensory information, initiates voluntary motor activities, speech, reasoning, memory and personality
what is the surface of the cerebrum called
cerebral cortex
what allows communication between the two spheres?
corpus callosum
where and what does the thalamus do
behind the cerebrum
coordinates and interprets the sensory information to and from the front of the cerebral cortex
what is below the thalamus
hypothalamus
what does the cerebellum do
controls limb movements, balance, muscle and tone
what does the pons do
passes info between the two regions of the cerebellum and between the cerebellum and the medulla oblongata
what is the medulla oblongata
connection between the CNS and PNS
regulates INVOLUNTARY muscle action (breathing, diameter of blood vessels and heart rate)
what does the hypothalamus do
maintains the body’s equilibrium
what is the foramen magnum
where the spinal cord emerges from the brain
where and what are the olfactory bulbs
at the bottom of the temporal lobes
receive and interpret smell info
what is the pituitary
w the hypothalamus, connects the nervous system to the endocrine system
