Brain Flashcards
(43 cards)
Medulla Oblongata
(Vital Functions) Respiration, blood pressure, heart rate, (#37)
Pyramids
Decussation of spinal motor tracts (#39)
Pons
Sensory relay center, respiration (#36)
Cerebral Peduncles
Descending motor tracts from cerebrum to brainstem (#33)
Corpora Quadrigemina
31
Superior Colliculi
Visual Reflex (top bump on #31)
Inferior Colliculi
Auditory Reflex (bottom bump on #31)
Cerebellum
35 Controls motor coordination and muscle memory
Superior Cerebellar Peduncle
Nerve tracts connecting Cerebellum to Midbrain
Middle Cerebellar Peduncle
Nerve tracts connecting Cerebellum to Pons
Inferior Cerebellar Peduncle
Nerve Tracts connecting Cerebellum to Medulla Oblongata
Arbor Vitae
(#35d) Nerve Tracts with in Cerebellum (looks like a tree)
Vermis
(#35a) Controls posture and locomotion
Thalamus
(#19) Relays sensory information to Cerebral Cortex
Interthalamic Adhesion
(#22) Connections between Thalamic hemispheres
Epithalamus
(Behind the Thalamus)
Pineal Gland
(#23) Biorhythm Controls
Habenula
(ridge that connects 19-23) Emotional response to odors
Hypothalamus
(#21) Central control for endocrine system
Mammillary Body
(#24) Olfactory reflexes
Infundibulum
(stalk that Pituitary hangs from) Connects Pituitary Gland to Hypothalamus
Pituitary Gland
(#25) Secretes endocrine hormones
Frontal Lobe
(#1) Intellect, human consciousness, reasoning
Parietal Lobe
(#2) Receives and evaluates “touch” sensory information