Brain Structures ID
Brain Functions
Cranial Nerves ID
Cranial Nerves
Functions
Functions
NS2
Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous
100
Two hemispheres of gray matter connected my intermediate mass.
What is the Thalamus?
100
Coordinates voluntary muscle movements; maintains posture and balance.
What is the cerebellum?
100
The number of this cranial nerve.
What is cranial nerve II (or 2)?
100
Smell
What is the olfactory nerve or cranial nerve I?
100
Made up of the thalamus, hypothalamus, epithalamus(pineal gland), and the optic chiasma.
What is the diencephalon?
200
The name of structure highlighted green.
What is corpus callosum?
200
Conscious control of our actions.
What is the cerebrum?
200
Cranial Nerve V
What is the trigeminal nerve?
200
Movement of the eyeball laterally.
What is cranial nerve VI (6) or the abducens nerve?
200
Space that is filled with cerebrospinal fluid.
What is the subarachnoid space?
300
Connects to pituitary gland by the infundibulum.
What is the hypothalamus?
300
Adjusts body movements, speech coordination, and balance.
What is the cerebellum?
300
Cranial Nerve XII
What is the hypoglossal nerve?
300
Taste, movement of pharynx during swallowing and speech; secretion of saliva.
What is the glossopharyngeal nerve or cranial nerve IX (9)?
300
Matter of the arbor vitae of the cerebellum
What is white matter?
400
Small pine-cone shaped ball of tissue located superior and caudal to thalamus.
What is the pineal gland?
400
Relays signals from the spinal cord and directs basic internal functions and reflexes.
What is the brain stem?
400
Facial Nerve
What is cranial nerve VII (or 7)?
400
The muscle controlled by the trochlear nerve.
What is the superior oblique muscle?
400
A groove or furrow
What is a sulcus?
500
Found in front of pituitary gland; looks like an X (where cranial nerve II (optic nerve) crosses).
What is the optic chiasma?
500
The two centers that the medulla oblongata controls.
What is the respiratory and cardiovascular centers?
500
Cranial nerve X
What is the vagus nerve?
500
Equilibrium; hearing
What is the vestibulocochlear nerve or cranial nerve VIII (8)?
500
A ridge or fold between two clefts on the cerebral surface in the brain
What is a gyrus?