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Brain Vocab
Brain Vocab - Mrs. Jensen - A&P - Chapter 12
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| frontal lobe | primary motor area - Broca's for motor speech |
| parietal lobe | primary sensory |
| occipital lobe | visual |
| temporal lobe | olefactory, auditory |
| pituitary gland | master gland - at least nine major hormones |
| medulla oblongata | contains autonomic centers regulating blood pressure, heart rate, and respiratory rhythm as well as coughing, sneezing, etc. |
| decussation of pyramids | cross over from left brain to right |
| pineal body | influences body rhythms, produces melatonin, biological clock (sleep cycle) |
| thalamus | relay station for afferent fibers traveling to sensory cortex for interpretation |
| cerebellum | regulation of posture and coordination of complex muscular movement |
| pons | reflex centers for regulation of respiratory rhythm in conjunction with lower brain stem centers |
| cerebral aqueduct | connects third and fourth ventricles |
| corpus callosum | large space connecting hemispheres |
| hypothalmus | site of regulation of body temperature - H20 balance - most autonomic center |