The Brain

• The _ is the place to which impulse flow and from which impulses originate?

  Brain
• The largest and most prominent region of the human brain is the?

  Cerebrum
• Second largest region of the brain?

  Cerebellum
• Coordinates and balances the actions of the muscles so that the body can move gracefully and efficiently?

  Cerebellum
• Connects the brain and spinal cord?

  Brain Stem
• The brain stem has 2 regions

  • Pons
  • Medulla Oblongata
• In the two regions of the brain stem, each region regulates info flow between the brain and the rest of the body
• The brain stem controls

  • Blood Pressure
  • Heart Rate
  • Breathing
  • Swallowing
• Receives messages from all sensory receptors throughout the body and relays the info to the proper region of the cerebrum for further processing?

  Thalamus
• The hypothalamus controls recognition and analysis of

  • Hunger
  • Thirst
  • Fatigue
  • Anger
  • Body Temperature
• Controls coordination of the nervous and endocrine systems

  Hypothalamus
• Is the main communications link between the brain and the rest of the body?

  Spinal Cord
• Certain info, including some kinds of reflexes, are processed directly in the?

  Spinal Cord