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Brain Parts and Functions
Parts of the brain with functions
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Anatomy
12th Grade
01/19/2011

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Brainstem
Definition
connects spinal cord to remainder of brain; learning a motor function
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Medulla Oblongata
Definition
"vital center" regulates heart rate, blood vessel diameter, breathing, swallowing, vomiting, coughing, coordination, sneezing, balancing
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Pons
Definition
connects cerebrum and cerebellum; regulates breathing swallowing, chewing, salivation, balance
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Midbrain
Definition
movement of eye, size of pupil, allows to respond to sounds
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Superior Colliculi
Definition
visual relay center
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Inferior Colliculi
Definition
auditory relay center
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Thalamus
Definition
relays sensory input to cerebrum, influences mood, helps register pain
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Epithalamus
Definition
pineal body-helps onset of puberty; regulates long term cycles affected by light and dark
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Hypothalamus
Definition
maintain homeostasis, helps regulate pituitary gland, involved in inappropriate emotional responses (nervousness)
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Infundibulum
Definition
connects hypothalamus and pituitary gland
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Mammillary bodies
Definition
emotional response to odors and memories
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Cerebellum
Definition
comparator-compares information about the way you should move to what is actually coming in- coordinated movement
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Gyri
Definition
FOLDS: increase surface area
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Sulci
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GROOVES: increase surface area
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Corpus Callosum
Definition
connects left and right hemispheres
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Frontal lobe
Definition
voluntary motor functions; mood; motivation; aggression; olfactory reception
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Parietal lobe
Definition
reception and evaluation of sensory information *pain, touch, temp, balance, taste
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Occipital lobe
Definition
visual input
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Temporal lobe
Definition
memory; judgement; abstract thought; olfactory auditory
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Central Sulcus
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separates frontal and parietal lobes
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Lateral Fissure
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separates most of temporal lobe from the rest of the cerebrum
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Right hemisphere
Definition
creative, musical, spacial conception
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