cerebrum structures and significance Flashcards
frontal lobe
voluntary motor functions and verbal communication
precentral gyrus
primary motor cortex
parietal lobe
general sensory functions
postcentral gyrus
primary somatosensory cortex
occipital lobe
processing visual information
temporal lobe
hearing and smell
pineal gland
secretes melatonin hormone
thalamus
relays sensory impulses
hypothalamus
regulation of body temperature and circadian rhythms
pituitary gland
hormone secretion
limbic system
process and experience emotions
gray matter/ cerebral cortex
location of neuron cell Bodies
white matter
connects regions within the nervous system
cerebral hemispheres
receives and sends info to opposite sides of body
longitudinal fissure
separates cerebral hemispheres
corpus callosum
provides primary white matter
central sulcus
boundary between frontal and parietal lobes
Parieto-occipital sulcus
boundary between parietal and occipital lobes
lateral sulcus
boundary between frontal and parietal lobes
insula
portion of cerebral cortex deep to lateral sulcus
fornix
thin tract of white matter (limbic functions)
septum pellucidum
separates lateral ventricles
cerebral nuclei
deep bodies of gray matter
lateral ventricles
spaces within cerebral hemispheres