textbook chapter 14

which cranial nerve innervates most of the viscera in the thoracic and abdominopelvic cavities

vagus nerve (X)

the great majority of which tracts pass through the corpus callosum

commissural tracts

in which structure is the arbor vitae found

cerebellum

the pineal gland is part of which larger region of the brain 

epithalamus 

which structure is considered the autonomic control center of the body

hypothalamus

which structure receives most afferent pathways for synapsing

thalamus

what is the outermost layer of the brain called due to its recent evolutionary history

neocortex

which system includes the amygdala, hippocampus, cingulate gyrus, and fornix

limbic system

which brain region controls logic, judgement, and emotional expression and matures last 

prefrontal cortex

which region includes cerebral peduncles, colliculi, and cranial nerves III and IV

midbrain 

which region includes the medulla oblongata, pons, and midbrain and supports vital functions 

brainstem 

what is the alert system of the body that connects lower and higher brain regions 

reticular activating system 

what is the most posterior component of the brainstem

medulla oblongata

destruction of the amygdala would mostly affect which function

expression of emotional feelings

which structure consists mainly of white matter

corpus callosum

where is the third ventricle located

diencephalon

what separates the right and left cerebral hemispheres

the longitudinal fissure 

which structures are located in the diencephalon 

thalamus, epithalamus, hypothalamus

through which bony passageway does the trigeminal nerve pass (if only one option is listed) 

foramen ovale