cns post lab

• the left and right cerebral hemispheres are divided by the longitudinal fissure
• the primary motor cortex is located in the pre-frontal gyrus
• critical physiological processes such as the regulation of HR and respiration are controlled by autonomic centers located in the medulla oblongata
• the occipital lobe primarily integrating vision
• the infundibulum is a structure that connects the hypothalamus to the pituitary gland
• the corpora quadrigemina is comprised of 4 prominences; the left/right superior colliculi which produces visual reflexes and the left/right inferior colliculi which produces auditory reflexes
• the longitudinal fissure is medial to the parietal lobes
• the optic chiasm posterior to the optic nerves
• the parietal lobes are lateral to the occipital lobe
• the primary motor cortex is anterior to the primary somatosensory cortex
• grey matter is superficial to white matter
• the visual reflex center is superior to the auditory reflex center