Brain Regions
This part of the brain controls balance, coordinations, and other motor functions
Cerebellum
How many cranial nerves are there?
12
What is the outer layer closest to your skull?
Dura Mater
What is the muscle that circles the mouth and controls most lip movement?
Orbicularis oris
What is homunculus?
Distorted representation of how your brain sees your body
What is the largest part of the brain?
Cerebrum
What nerves are located in your eye?
Optic Nerve
What is the middle layer called?
Arachnoid mater
What is the muscle found on the outer side of the abdomen called?
Internal Oblique
What muscle in the jaw helps you chew?
Masseter
How many parts is the brain stem made up of?
3
what does the ocularmotor nerve do?
Control eye movements
What is the deepest layer called?
Pia mater
What does the teres major muscle do?
Helps the shoulder with movement
Free nerve endings that wrap around hair follicles
Hair follicle receptors
What part of the brain is made up of the midbrain, pons, and the medulla?
Brain stem
Which nerve controls facial movement and expressions?
Facial nerve
What separates your skull from the meninges?
Cerebrospinal fluid
What is the muscle that is loctated on the lateral and posterior side of the thorax?
Serratus Lateralis
functions as light touch receptors
Tactile (merkel) discs
What is the largest lobe of the brain?
Frontal lobe
Where are hypoglossal nerves located?
The tongue
What space is between the dura mater and arachnoid mater?
Subdural space
What do muscles of mastication do?
Prime movers of jaw closer
Coarse connective tissue that bundles fibers into fascicles
Perineurium