Last Anatomy (pray for me)

gyri

bump outs

sulci

lines

fissure

deep grove

dura mater

outermost layer of meninges, double layered

arachnoid mater

threadlike middle layer of meninges

pia mater

delicate inner layer of the meninges

cerebrospinal fluid

a watery substance filled with proteins and vitamins, cushions and supports the brain

gray matter

contains the cell bodies of neurons, where nerve impulses are stored and received from the body

white matter

contains the axon portions of the neuron

frontal

is responsible for problem solving, thinking, personality, mood, and speech

parietal

is responsible for understanding language, body awareness, attention, and taste

temporal

is responsible for hearing, and language memory

cerebellum

is responsible for posture, balance and coordination of movement

medulla oblongata

leads to foramen magnum, respiration rates, blood pressure and heart rate are controlled here

cerebrum

this section of the brain is the largest and functions in learning, speech, emotion, reasoning, and all other senses

thalamus

this is the relay station for sensory impulses, recognizes pleasant versus unpleasant

corpus callosum

this area in the brain allows the left and right hemispheres to communicate with each other

midbrain

this area is responsible for visual and some auditory reflexes

hypothalamus

this structure plays a role in regulating body temperature, water balance in the body and metabolism

pons

this area of the brain relays messages between the cerebrum and the medulla oblongata

diencephalon

this area is also known as the interbrain, contains the thalamus, hypothalamus, pituitary gland, hippocampus, mammillary bodies, and pineal gland

limbic system

emotion center of the brain

pituitary gland

important endocrine organ

mammillary bodies

reflex centers for smell

pineal gland

sleep and wake cycle, also endocrine

hippocampus

memories: long term and short term, spatial and verbal