Brain Part Functions

Cerebrum

Perception, emotion, skilled movements, resoning, memory and learning

Cerebellum

Helps with balance

Brainstem

Contains fibers between spinal cord, forebrain and cerebellum

Pons

Play a role in dreams

Medulla Oblongata

Contains cardio and respiratory control; important for heart and breathing rate

Optic Chiasm

Location where optic nerves cross

Hypothalumus

Helps reulate internal funtions and endocrine functions

Thalamus

Relays motor and sensory signal to cerebral cortex

Corpus Callosum

Communicates between hemispheres

Pineal Gland

Produce melatonin and helps with reproductive hormones

Pituitary Gland

Releases hormones such as oxytocin

Meninges

Protective membranes of CNS