The brain stem is the part of the brain between the spinal cord and the diencephalon. It consists of 3 structures: The medulla oblongata, the pons, and the..?
What is The Midbrain
100
This cranial nerve raises eyelids, moves the eyes, regulates the size of the pupils, and focuses the lenses.
What is Cranial Nerve III (Oculomotor)
100
How much does the cerebellum amount for in brain mass?
What is A tenth of the brain mass
100
What separates the frontal lobe from the parietal lobe?
What is The central sulcus
100
This substance of the diencephalon promotes sleepiness.
What is melatonin
200
The brain stem is the automatic center for things you do with conscious or unconscious control?
What is Unconscious control
200
This cranial nerve supplies sensations of the head and face, chewing movements, and muscle sense.
What is Cranial Nerve V (Trigeminal)
200
What separates the cerebellum from the cerebrum?
What is Transverse fissure and tentorium cerebelli
200
What are the four lobes of the cerebrum?
What is frontal, parietal, temporal, and occipital
200
This part of the diencephalon controls many body activities and a major regulator of homeostasis.
What is the hypothalamus
300
The decussation of pyramids explains why each side of the brain controls voluntary movements on the opposite side of the body. This crossing is found in which structure of the brain stem?
What is The Medulla Oblongata
300
This cranial nerve supplies turning movements of the head, movements of the shoulder and viscera, as well as, voice production.
What is Cranial Nerve XI (Spinal Accessory)
300
What is the location of the cerebellum?
What is Inferior to the posterior portion of the cerebrum, posterior to medulla and pons.
300
What abilities does the cerebrum provide with us?
What is To read, write, and speak; to make calculations and compose music, to remember the past and plan for the future; and to create or imagine.
300
This part of the diencephalon is the relay station for sensory impulses that reach the cerebral cortex from other parts of the brain and spinal cord.
What is The thalamus
400
This structure of the brain stem is associated with vision, hearing, motor control, sleep and wake cycles, alertness and temperature regulation.
What is The Midbrain
400
This cranial nerve is a large cranial nerve that has the most extensive distribution in the body.
What is Cranial Nerve X (Vagus)
400
What is the superficial layer called of the cerebellum?
What is Cerebellum cortex
400
What three tracts form white matter tracts in the cerebral hemispheres?
What is Association, commissural, and projection tracts.
400
This structure of the diencephalon is superior and posterior to the thalamus and consists of the pineal gland and habenular nuclei.
What is The epithalamus
500
This structure of the brain stem is associated with vomiting, swallowing, sneezing, coughing, and hiccuping.
What is The Medulla Oblongata
500
This cranial nerve provides motor innervation of the mslces of the tongue except palatoglossal.
What is Cranial Nerve XII (Hypoglossal)
500
What is the primary function of the cerebellum?
What is The evaluate how well movements are initiated by motor areas.
500
Several groups of ________ in each cerebral hemisphere help initiate and terminate movements, suppress unwanted movements, and regulate muscle tone.
What is basal nuclei
500
The following functions are part of which structure of the diencephalon? Controls the ANS, produces hormones, and controls body temperature.