Brain Flashcards
All about the brain lobes, brain stem, and more!
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| 402895506 | Cerebellum | The "little brain" at the rear of the brainstem; functions include processing sensory input and coordinating movement output and balance | |
| 402895507 | Midbrain | The portion of the brain responsible for visual and auditory startle reflexes. | |
| 402895508 | Pons | Relay station | |
| 402895509 | Medulla Oblongata | Contains centers that control several visceral functions, including breathing, heart and blood vessel activity, swallowing, vomiting, and digestion. | |
| 402895510 | Pituitary Gland | The master gland of the endocrine system | |
| 402895511 | Pineal Gland | Located in the center of the brain, functioning to secrete melatonin and serotonin | |
| 402895512 | Hypothalamus | Directs eating, drinking, body temperature; helps govern the endocrine system via the pituitary gland, and is linked to emotion | |
| 402895513 | Thalamus | The sensory "switchboard"; receives all sensory impulses (except smell), then channels these impulses to cerebral cortex for interpretation. Limbic system-emotions | |
| 402895514 | Declarative Memory | The part of long-term memory where factual information is stored, such as mathematical formulas, vocabulary, and life events. | |
| 402895515 | Procedural Memory | Memory of learned skills that does not require conscious recollection; stored in the cerebellum | |
| 402895516 | Meninges | Membranes surrounding the CNS; 3 layers: durameter, arachnoid meter, & piamater | |
| 402895517 | Durameter | Tough, outer layer of the meninges | |
| 402895518 | Arachnoid Meter | Thin, weblike blood vessels in the middle layer of the meninges | |
| 402895519 | Piamater | Very thin, innermost layer of meninges | |
| 402895520 | Frontal Lobe | Deals with concentrating, planing, complex problem solving, and personality | |
| 402895521 | Parietal Lobe | Sensory | |
| 402895522 | Temporal Lobe | Interpret complex sensory experiences, stores memory of visual scenes/music | |
| 402895523 | Occiputal Lobe | Analyze/combine visual images with sensory images | |
| 402895524 | Cerebral Cortex | The intricate fabric of interconnected neural cells that covers the cerebral hemispheres; the body's ultimate control and information processing center | |
| 402895525 | Corpus Callosum | The large band of neural fibers connecting the two brain hemispheres and carrying messages between them |