Lab 12 and 13 Flashcards
(23 cards)
Cerebrum
-responsible for higher mental capabilities
Cerebellum
-posture/coordination
Brain stem
-controls internal organs
Pons
-passageway for nerve impulses
Medulla Oblangata
-controls cardiac breathing/control
Temporal lobe
-hearing/perception of auditory stimuli
Frontal lobe
-reasoning, planning, emotions, speech
Occipital lobe
- important to seeing
- perception of visual stimuli
Parietal lobe
-sensory input, understanding speech, senses
Pupil
-light enters the eye
Lens
-bends light further
Retina
-produces an image
Optic nerve
-sends stimuli to brain
Auditory canal
-transmits sound
Tympanic membrane
Transmits sound
Pinna
Collects sound
Cochlea
Fluid in ear
Auditory nerve
Transmits sound
Ossicles
-liquids/structures
Testis
-produces testerone
Ovary
-produces estrogen
adrenal gland
-fight or flight
Thyroid gland
-controls metabolic rate