Did you See Rebrum?
The cerebrum is divided into four _____, partly by paters of deeper grooves and partly by function.
lobes
What does CNS stand for?
Central Nervous System
The largest portion of the brain. It controls senses, movement of muscles, thinking, and speech.
Cerebrum
The ________ system involves the actions you can control.
Somatic
Controls balance, posture, and coordination
Cerebellum
Recognition of sounds, their tones, and loudness as well as the storage of memory:
Temporal lobe
This system connects the brain and spinal cord to all the parts of the body.
Peripheral Nervous System
Controls such vital body actions as heartbeat, breathing, blood pressure, and digestion.
Brain stem
The _______ system involves the actions you can NOT control.
Autonomic
The master gland
Pituitary Gland
Speech production, movement initiation, and aspects of "personality":
Frontal lobe
The largest and most complex part of the nervous system.
The brain
Membranes that cover the brain and spinal cord.
Meninges
Heartbeat, breathing, and digestion are all ________ actions.
involuntary
Helps regulate body temperature, nutrient levels, blood flow, water/salt balance, sleep cycles, and hormones.
Hypothalamus
Analyzing and interpreting visual information from sensory nerve signals sent by the eye:
Occipital lobe
A mass of nerve tissue organized into segments that are associated with particular muscles, organs, and functions.
Spinal cord
Shaped like two eggs, the major relay station of the brain:
Thalamus
Waiving to your mom, kissing your favorite pet, and writing a letter are ___________ actions.
voluntary
Top of the brain stem
Pons
Area in which bodily sensations such as touch, temperature, pressure, and pain are perceived:
Parietal lobe
The system of nerves that controls blood pressure, heart rate, and other "automatic" activities.
Autonomic Nervous System
The largest of several bundles of nerve fibers that connect the two brain hemispheres:
Corpus Callosum
The __________ Nervous System works with the Central Nervous System to control the body.
Peripheral Nervous System
Subconscious, instinctive behavior, similar to animal responses, are based here.
Limbic System