Brain Anatomy+Functions

• frontal lobe


  A region of the cerebral cortex that has specialized areas for voluntary movement, abstract thinking, morals, memory, personality, emotions, temper, and judgement.
• Cerebrum


  Divided into Right and left hemispheres, connected by the Corpus Callosum, 2/3 mass of the brain

  
• Cerebellum


  Coordinates voluntary movements such as posture, balance, coordination, and speech, resulting in smooth, balanced muscular action

  
• Brain Stem


  Connects brain to spinal cord

  Made up...

  1. Midbrain

  2. Pons

  3. Medulla Oblongata

  
• Corpus Callosum


  Large band of nerve fibers

  Connects the left and right hemispheres (sides) of the brain

  
• Gyri


  Brain ridges or Brain wrinkles

  
• Sulcus


  Shallow valleys of the brain

  
• Frontal Lobe


  Controls your logic, decision making, concentration, emotions, and personality

  
• Parietal Lobe


  input lobe, files memory, understanding speech and recognition

  
• Temporal Lobe


  Controls your hearing, language center, & balance.

  
• Occipital Lobe


  Controls vision/sight

  
• Thalamus


  Accepts sensory messages and determines what to do with them

  
• Hypothalamus


  Takes messages from the Thalamus and sends signals to glands.

  
  

  Maintains homeostasis, helps regulate body temperature, hunger, thirst etc.

  
• Midbrain


  A small part of the brain above the pons that controls reflex patterns associated with vision and hearing

  
• Medulla Oblongata


  Transfers messages along the spinal cord.

  
  

  Located below the pons

  
  

  Controls some autonomic functions (ex. breathing, swallowing)

  
• Pons


  Positioned below the midbrain and above the medulla oblongata

  relay station between cerebellum and cerebral cortex

  
• Concussion


  injury to the brain caused by minor or major head trauma; symptoms include vertigo, headache, and possible loss of consciousness

  
• Ventricles


  4 interconnected chambers of the brain

  produce CSF
• Cingulate Gyrus


  plays role in expressing emotions via gestures and resolves mental conflict

  
• Optic Chiasm


  point at which optic nerve fibers cross in the brain

  
• meninges


  three protective membranes that surround the brain and spinal cord

  
• cerebral cortex


  outer region of the cerebrum, containing sheets of nerve cells; gray matter of the brain (~3mm deep)

  
• frontal lobe


  A region of the cerebral cortex that has specialized areas for voluntary movement, abstract thinking, morals, memory, personality, emotions, temper, and judgement.
• Cerebrum


  Divided into Right and left hemispheres, connected by the Corpus Callosum, 2/3 mass of the brain

  
• Cerebellum


  Coordinates voluntary movements such as posture, balance, coordination, and speech, resulting in smooth, balanced muscular action

  
• Brain Stem


  Connects brain to spinal cord

  Made up...

  1. Midbrain

  2. Pons

  3. Medulla Oblongata

  
• Corpus Callosum


  Large band of nerve fibers

  Connects the left and right hemispheres (sides) of the brain

  
• Gyri


  Brain ridges or Brain wrinkles

  
• Sulcus


  Shallow valleys of the brain

  
• Frontal Lobe


  Controls your logic, decision making, concentration, emotions, and personality

  
• Parietal Lobe


  input lobe, files memory, understanding speech and recognition

  
• Temporal Lobe


  Controls your hearing, language center, & balance.

  
• Occipital Lobe


  Controls vision/sight

  
• Thalamus


  Accepts sensory messages and determines what to do with them

  
• Hypothalamus


  Takes messages from the Thalamus and sends signals to glands.

  
  

  Maintains homeostasis, helps regulate body temperature, hunger, thirst etc.

  
• Midbrain


  A small part of the brain above the pons that controls reflex patterns associated with vision and hearing

  
• Medulla Oblongata


  Transfers messages along the spinal cord.

  
  

  Located below the pons

  
  

  Controls some autonomic functions (ex. breathing, swallowing)

  
• Pons


  Positioned below the midbrain and above the medulla oblongata

  relay station between cerebellum and cerebral cortex

  
• Concussion


  injury to the brain caused by minor or major head trauma; symptoms include vertigo, headache, and possible loss of consciousness

  
• Ventricles


  4 interconnected chambers of the brain

  produce CSF