The Brain Cartes | Quizlet

Grey matter

outside layer of brain, inside layer of spinal cord, nonmyelinated cell bodies

white matter

inside layer of brain, outside layer of spinal cord, myelinated tracts

frontal lobe

front part of the brain, personality, motivation, higher functioning

sulcus

deep grooves in the brain that separate its different sections

sound production center is in the

frontal lobe

somatic motor cortex is in the

frontal lobe

the somatic motor cortex

is where sensory information is processed

the somatic sensory cortex is in the

parietal lobe

the somatic sensory cortex is

where sensory information is processed

parietal lobe

located behind the frontal lobe, upper right

temporal lobe

behind frontal lobe, below parietal lobe, bottom right

the hearing center is located

in the temporal lobe

sound interpretation is processed in

the temporal lobe

occipital lobe

very back of the brain

vision processing is done in

the occipital lobe

limbic hippocampus

memory and emotion, located in several different parts of the brain

olfactory bulbs

smell, located right above the nose

what is the diencephalon

area of the brain between the brainstem and the cerebrum

what makes up the diencephalon

thalamus, hypothalamus, pituitary

thalamus function

all sensory except smell

hypothalamus function

general body function (temp, eating, thirst), hormone release

pituitary function

hormone release

brain stem parts

midbrain, pons, and medulla

midbrain function

initiation of movement (substantia nigra)

pons function

respiration control

medulla function

cardiovascular control, swallowing, nausea/vomiting

cerebellum function

controls muscle coordination

how does the cerebellum control muscle coordination

receives info from muscles and higher structures and compares and adjusts

what happens when the cerebellum is damaged

decreases a persons coordination