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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Arbor Vitae | looks like a tree |
| Lateral Ventricle | space for fluid between the corpus callosum |
| Optic Chiasma | shaped like an X |
| Superior Colliculi | looks like a butt |
| Dura Mater | leathery covering over the entire brain |
| Cerebellum | cauliflower, the area toward the back of the brain |
| Pineal Gland | behind the colliculi, looks like a little nub |
| Thalamus | large area under the corpus callosum |
| Pons | the rounded part of the brain stem |
| Olfactory Bulb | contains nerves, connects to the far front of the brain |
| What are the lobes of the cerebellum and what are their function? | frontal - planning and higher level thinking parietal - interprets feelings/sensory input occipital - processes images from your eyes temporal - processes smell, taste, and sound |
| Function of the corpus callosum | - connects the left and right hemispheres of the brain - transfers info between the 2 hemispheres |
| Function of inferior and superior colliculus | coordinate with each other to orient gaze toward or away from visual and auditory stimulus |
| Function of the hypothalamus | manages body temp, hunger, thirst, mood, sex drive, blood pressure, and sleep |
| What contains the gyri and sulci | Cerebrum |