Parts and Functions
The brain and spinal cord make up this part of the nervous system.
Central Nervous System
This divides the brain into left and right hemispheres.
Longitudinal fissure
This part of the brain is responsible for controlling most of the homeostatic mechanisms in the body.
Hypothalamus
These secret cerebral spinal fluid inside the brain.
Choroid Plexus
The three meninges that cover the brain.
Dura mater arachniod mater and pia mater
This is another name for a nerve cell.
What are the three parts that make up the brain stem?
Pons, medulla oblongata and the midbrain
This part of the brain controls coordination and balance.
Cerebellum
This connects the left and right hemispheres of the brain.
Corpus callosum
Three ways that the brain and spinal cord are protected.
Bone, CSF, and meninges
These are extensions that send information from neurons to other neurons.
Axons
This part of the brain lies below the frontal and parietal lobes and is separated from them by the lateral sulcus.
Temporal Lobe
This part of the brain relays messages to the proper part of the cerebrum.
Thalamus
These are large cavities found in the brain.
Ventricles
This part of the spinal cord receives messages from the body.
Posterior horn
These structures at the ends of peripheral neurons gather information by detecting changes inside and outside of the body.
Sensory receptors
This structure separates the frontal and parietal lobes.
Central Fissure
This part of the brain controls emotional experience and expression.
Limbic system
This ventricle is found anterior to the cerebellum.
The fourth ventricle
This material covers nervous tissue and makes it appear white.
These are the three general functions of the nervous system.
Sensory, integrative and motor
CSF is usually found in this part of the area around the brain and spinal cord, which lies between the pia mater and the arachnoid mater.
Subarachnoid space
This part of the brain has a part called the cardiac center, a vasomotor center and a respiratory center to control vital visceral activities.
This is located between the cerebral hemispheres and above the midbrain. It is composed of the thalamus, hypothalamus, and pineal gland among other parts.
This is where the spinal cord ends.
Between the 1st and 2nd lumbar vertebrae