1. The Brain

• Hypothalamus: regulates homeostasis, controls Pituitary Gland

  -this means is keeps the body at set points regarding body temp, thirst, hunger, sleeping and waking.
• Pituitary Gland: teeny tiny gland right below hypothalamus

  -controls your thyroid, sex glands, pancreas, and the adrenal syste.
• Hippocampus: located in each temporal lobe

  -responsible for the formation of long term declarative memories
• Amygdala: involved in fear responses and the memory of fear

  -allows us to respond to danger very quickly, sometimes before we realize
• Cerebellum: part of the lower brain, controls all the involuntary, rapid, fine motor functions

  -sitting upright, coordination of rapid voluntary movements like walking, skating, running or throwing a ball
• Medulla: located at the top of the spinal column, forms the lowest part of the brain

  -responsible for life-saving functions such as breathing, swallowing, and heart rate
• Pons: above the medulla

  -connects the top of the brain to the bottom (plays a part in sleep, dreaming, body coordination and arousal
• Reticular Formation: area of neurons that runs through the middle of the medulla and the pons

  -plays a role in general arousal, alertness (fight or flight), and sleep
• Limbic System: includes the Thalamus, Hypothalamus, Hippocampus, and Amygdala -involved in emotions, motivation, and learning
• Thalamus: located in the center of the brain

  -sensory info, takes in info from the body and sends them to processing (except smell)