Brain functions for exam

Basal ganglia (collectively)

Refining voluntary movements by starting, stopping, and modulating them

Corpus callosum

Act as a bridge for information to travel between the brain's left and right hemispheres, allowing them to communicate and coordinate their activities

Thalamus

The brain's main relay station, processing and relaying most sensory and motor signals to the cerebral cortex

Hypothalamus

Maintains homeostasis by controlling vital functions like body temperature, heart rate, hunger, thirst, and sleep

Pituitary gland

Produces and releases hormones that regulate many vital bodily functions

Pons

Transmits motor and sensory signals between the cerebrum and cerebellum, controls breathing, regulates sleep cycles, and is involved in facial sensations, hearing, and taste

Medulla

Manage involuntary, life-sustaining bodily processes like breathing, heart rate and blood pressure

Midbrain (Brain stem)

Motor control (especially eye movements), visual and auditory processing, and regulating sleep-wake cycles

Spinal cord

Send motor commands from the brain to the body, transmits sensory information from the body to the brain, and coordinates reflexes independently of the brain

Cerebellum

Coordinating voluntary movements, maintaining balance, and posture, and controlling muscle tone

Lateral ventricles

Produce, store, and circulate cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), which protects the brain and spinal cord, supplies nutrients, and removes waste

Third ventricles

Producing and circulating cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and playing a role in neuroendocrine regulation

Fourth ventricles

Produce and circulate cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)

Superior colliculi

Controlling gaze by directing visual attention and coordinating eye and head movements

Inferior colliculi

Responsible for sound localisation, pitch and rhythm discrimination and processing auditory information