A&P Lab 8 Study

Cerebrum features

gyri, sulci, cortex, white matter tracts - corpus callosum, fornix

Corpus callosum function

connects right and left hemispheres

Diencephalon features

thalamus, hypothalamus, epithalamus

Thalamus function

processes incoming sensory information and directs it to the appropriate area of the cerebrum

Hypothalamus function

hormone and autonomic control center of the brain

Epithalamus function

contains the pineal gland

midbrain features

copora quadrigemina - superior colliculus, inferior colliculus

superior colliculus function

processes visual reflexes

inferior colliculus

processes auditory reflexes

pons function

relay center between the forebrain and cerebellum; also helps regulate sleep

cerebellum feature

arbor vitae

Arbor Vitae function

visual description of how the white and gray matter are arranged in the cerebellum

Medulla obolongata function

regulates several autonomic nervous system functions: respiration, cardiac function, vasodilation, and reflexes like vomiting and swallowing

Pituitary gland function

secretes hormones that affect the entire body

Ventricles function

spaces within brain that contain cerebrospinal fluid

Lobes features

frontal lobes: pre-frontal cortex, parietal lobes, occipital lobes, temporal lobes

Gyri features

pre-central gyrus, post-central gyrus

Sulci features

longitudinal fissure, central sulcus, lateral sulcus, parieto-occipital sulcus, transverse fissure