Brain anatomy

Frontal Lobe

Name the region; - A portion of the cerebral cortex that controls motor processing, executive function, and the integration of cognitive and behavioral processes.

Parietal Lobe

Name the region - Intellectual processing of sensory information, with the left (dominant) processing verbal information, the right processing visual-spatial orientation

Temporal Lobe

Name the region; be specific., hearing, smell, fear

Occipital Lobe

Name the region; be specific., sight, vision, memory of things seen

Corpus Callosum

Name the structure., bundle of nerves that connect the right and left hemispher

Thalamus

Name the structure., relay station for sensory impulses

Hypothalamus

Name the structure., maintain homeostasis - Control of temperature, endocrine activity, metabolism, and thirst are functions ; helps govern the endocrine system via the pituitary gland, and is linked to emotion

Pituitary Gland

Name the structure., hormone control center

Pons

A portion of the brainstem that relays information between the cortex and medulla, regulates sleep, and carries some motor and sensory information from the head and neck.

Medulla Oblongata

Part of the brainstem that controls vital life-sustaining functions such as heartbeat, breathing, blood pressure, and digestion.

Cerebellum

Coordination center, voluntary movement and balance. "Small brain."

Sulcus

tiny groove

Fissure

deep groove

Gyrus

fold in the brain

Grey matter

The portions of the central nervous system that are abundant in cell bodies of neurons rather than axons. Unmyelinated.

White matter

Whitish nervous tissue of the CNS consisting of neurons and their myelin sheaths.

Brain stem

the central trunk of the mammalian brain, consisting of the medulla oblongata, pons, and midbrain, and continuing downward to form the spinal cord.

Cerebrum

Largest part of the brain; coordinates thought, reasoning, movement, and memory, includes the cerebral cortex and the white matter beneath it.

Diencephalon

A region of the forebrain surrounding the third ventricle; includes the thalamus, the hypothalamus and the epithalamus

Spinal Cord

a major part of the central nervous system which conducts sensory and motor nerve impulses to and from the brain