Systems check
These are the communicating cells of the nervous system.
Neurons
The thalamus, hypothalamus, epithalamus and subthalamus make up this region of the brain
The Diencephalon
What is found in the gray matter of the brain?
Preponderance of neural cell bodies and dendrites.
What do the primary areas of the cerebral cortex do?
They receive or send impulses to the periphery. Primary somatosensory, auditory, motor and visual areas are within this.
The pineal gland has this function and is found in this part of the brain.
Function - circadian rhythms
Location - Epithalamus
Smooth muscle, cardiac muscle and glands are innervated by this nervous system.
Autonomic Nervous System
The Brainstem is made up of these 3 parts.
What is found in the white matter of the brain?
Collections of neuronal axons, Myelin sheath.
These fibers in the subcortical white matter connect the cortex to the spinal cord, brainstem, BG and thalamus.
Projection fibers
The BG circuit has this function and is found in this part of the brain.
Function - Assists in regulating muscle movements
Location - Subthalamus
Brain and spinal cord
Hemispheres and basal ganglia make up this part of the brain.
The Cerebrum
Part of the brain made up of 2 hemispheres separated by a deep longitudinal fissure.
Cerebrum
These fibers in the subcortical white matter connect homologous areas of the hemispheres.
Commissural fibers
What is the location and function of the basal ganglia?
Function - Helps control movement/regulates posture and muscle tone
Location - Deep within the Cerebrum
This is the term that mean "toward a center (brain/CNS)"
Afferent
Which meninge of the spinal cord is filled with CSF (cerebrospinal fluid)?
The arachnoid mater
What are the 4 lobes of the cerebral hemispheres?
Frontal, Parietal, Temporal and Occipital
This structure's functions include: being a relay station, directing attention and regulates flow of information, and is the processing center for sensory and motor info.
The Thalamus
This part of the brain is known as the "little brain", functions in motor and nonmotor domains, coordination, regulation, and modulation of motor behavior.
The Cerebellum
What are tracts, pathways, leminiscus, fasciculus, column, peduncle and capsule effectively known as
Bundle of fibers
What are filled with CSF, communicate with the subarachnoid space, and offer structural support and protection to the CNS?
Ventricles
What are the functions of the Cerebral "Neocortex" Cortex?
"Higher-order" functions: processes sensory, motor, memory, reasoning, language, intelligence and personality.
This part of the brain integrates behavior and visceral actions. It has connections with pituitary, parathyroid and adrenal glands.
The Hypothalamus
This part of the brain regulates balance and coordination of movement, and quality of movement.
The Cerebrum