comparative vertebrate brains

Question 1

gray matter

Answer 1

where neural processing occurs and interaction location of the axon terminal of one neurons and the dendrites of the next

Question 2

cortex

Answer 2

the outer layer of the brain, where much of the gray matter is concentrated

Question 3

gryi

Answer 3

folded ridges

Question 4

sulci

Answer 4

groves

Question 5

white matter

Answer 5

bundles of myelinated axons travel from site to site within the brain and spinal cord

Question 6

cerebrum

Answer 6

higher order processing, responsible for sensory perception, learning, language, memory, and conscious behavior

Question 7

corpus callosum

Answer 7

axons connecting the right and left cerebral hemispheres

Question 8

thalamus

Answer 8

filter and relays connecting the right and left cerebral hemispheres

Question 9

hypothalamus

Answer 9

regulation of homeostatic set points, including temperature regulation, thirst, hunger

Question 10

olfactory bulb (2)

Answer 10

receives the signals from the olfactory receptors

Question 11

optic nerve

Answer 11

from each retina carry visual information to the brain

Question 12

cerebellum

Answer 12

fine tunes motor control by comparing outgoing motor commands with sensory information about the actual ongoing movements

Question 13

midbrain

Answer 13

coordinates reflex responses to sight

Question 14

pons

Answer 14

large bulging portion of the brainstem

Question 15

medulla oblongata

Answer 15

thinner portion of brainstem that connects to the spinal cord