The Brain Flashcards
(5 cards)
1
Q
Cerebrum
A
- Controls voluntary actions
- Convoluted for high surface area
- Right side of body is coordinated for by Left side
2
Q
Cerebellum
A
-Controls unconscious functions (eg. posture and balance)
—Receives information from ears and muscles
3
Q
Medulla Oblongata
A
- Used in autonomic control (eg. heart rate)
- Controls reflex activities
- Contains regulatory centres of the autonomic nervous system
4
Q
Hypothalamus
A
- Regulatory centre for temperature and water balance
- Has parasympathetic and sympathetic centres
- Controls complex patterns of behaviour (eg. aggression)
- Monitors composition of blood plasma and produces hormones
5
Q
Pituitary Gland (Master Gland)
A
- Stores and releases hormones (made by hypothalamus)
- Found at base of hypothalamus
- Controls most glands in the body
- Produces 6 hormones
- Has an anterior and posterior region
