prac 2

• caudual = inferior
• cephalic = rostral = superior
• cerebellum is dorsal and posterior to the brainstem
• the thalamus is rostral and superior to the medulla
• the corpus callosum is rostral and anterior to the occipital lobe
• the hypothalamus regulates the function of the anterior pituitary gland
• hormones produced by thyroid and parathyroid

  thyroxine and triiodothyrodine
• organs in thoracic cavity

  heart, lungs, esophagus, trachea, thymus
• adrenal gland hormones

  cortisol, aldosterone, adrenaline
• vertebral column ends at the coccygeal, and the spinal cord ends at L1-2
• ventral horn contains motor axons
• lateral horn contains autonomic axons
• dorsal horn contains sensory axons