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Brain Vocab
Brain Vocab - Mrs. Jensen - A&P - Chapter 12
Question | Answer |
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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 |