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Brain Parts Review

Review anatomy and physiology of brain

AB
cerebrumconscious, thinking part of brain
interbraincontains thalamus and hypothalamus
brain stemmidbrain, pons and medulla
corpus callosumconnects 2 cerebral hemispheres
longitudinal fissuredivides the 2 cerebral hemispheres
central fissure (sulcus)separates the frontal and parietal lobes
convolutionsupfoldings in the cerebrum
cortexouter "bark" of cerebrum
sulcishallow grooves in cerebrum
lobes of cerebrumfrontal, parietal, occipital, temporal
location of primary motor areafrontal lobe
location of primary sensory areaparietal lobe
occipital lobeprimary visual area
temporal lobecontrols hearing, smell, taste
hippocampusmemory center located in temporal lobe
cerebellumcontrols balance, coordination, posture
medullacontrols heart and breathing rate
ponscontains pneumotaxic center for breathing
Brocas convolutioncontrols motor activities of speech
association areas of cerebrumcontrol emotional and intellectual processes, such as memory and personality



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