Parts 5 &6: Hindbrain & Brain Stem

Major brain activity that originates in the medulla oblongata:

1. Respiratory center

2. Cardiac center

   1. Vasomotor center

3. Decussation of pyramids of medulla : crossover of nerve fibers which leads to the the right half of the brain controlling the left half of the body and vise versa

T/F Pineal gland is part of the hind brain

False

Pineal gland location:

superior to the cerebellum, beneath the splenium of the corpus callosum

What are the 3 parts of the hindbrain

1. Pons

2. Medulla oblongata

3. Cerebellum

What gland can calcify early in life?

Pineal gland

Pons

1. def.

2. location

1. tissue connecting two or more parts;

2.  superior to the medulla & anterior to the cerebellum

   

How many cranial nerves?

12

___of the 12 cranial nerves arise from__

10; brain stem