Parts
Responsible for heartbeat and breathing
What is medulla?
Part of the brain stem that helps coordinate breathing rhythm
What is the Pons?
What is the pineal gland?
Lobes that contain the visual cortex
What are the occipital lobes?
What is the corpus callosum?
Responsible for coordinating voluntary movement and balance
What is the cerebellum?
Part of the brainstem that regulates awareness and attention.
What is the Reticular Formation?
This gland is the master gland of the endocrine system making hormones such as growth hormone and vasopressin
What is the pituitary gland?
Lobes that contain the auditory cortex
What are the Temporal lobes?
If this area is damaged then a person loses the ability to understand speech
What is Wernicke's area of the temporal lobe?
What is the amygdala?
The Hypothalamus and thalamus are part of this?
What is the diencephalon?
These are the raised parts of the cerebrum
What are gyri?
Involved in planning and judgement; develops last
What are the Frontal Lobes?
What are multipolar?
Helps process explicit memory; not fully developed until about age 3.
What is the hippocampus?
Part of the Limbic System that is involved in memory formation
What is the hippocampus?
The lateral one of these separates the frontal and temporal lobes
What is fissure?
These lobes contain the somatosensory cortex
What are parietal lobes?
This 5th lobe of the cerebrum regulates emotional states such as empathy and addiction
What is the insula?
Involved in hunger and thirst, maintaining homeostasis by regulating vital functions.
What is the hypothalamus
The "Sensory Switchboard" of the brain; receives info from most senses
What is the Thalamus?
These are shallow grooves in the cerebral cortex
What are sucli?
What is the Broca's area?
This neuroglial cell provides structural support and form the blood brain barrier. They're named for their star shaped appearance.
What are astrocytes?