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brain, ear, eye
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| frontal lobe | voluntary motor function, reasoning, and speech |
| paretial lobe | sense of touch |
| occipital lobe | sense of sight |
| temporal lobe | sense of hearing and smell |
| gyri | info is processed and stored |
| sulci | store and protect blood vessels |
| cerebrum | higher brain functions-thoughts and actions |
| cerebellum | controls voluntary motor movements- balance and coordination |
| midbrain | relay station for visual and auditory info |
| pons | helps medulla oblongata regulate breathing and creates head movement |
| medulla oblongata | controls autonomic functions |
| thalamus | incoming info is processws and sent to different parts of the brain |
| hypothalamus | maintains homeostasis; used for feedback loops |
| corpus collasum | allows info to be sent from left to right and back and forth |
| optic nerve | connects the eye to the brain |
| cornea | first structure that the image passes through and reflects light, protects the eye |
| sclera | connects and holds the cornea in place; protects and supports the eyeball |
| aqueous humor | provides shape of the cornea |
| iris | controls the size of the pupil |
| ciliary muscles | used to expand or contract the pupil based on light level |
| pupil | structure that allows the image to enter the eye |
| lens | used to refract and focus light as it enters the eye |
| vitreous humor | provides the shape of the posterior chamber of the eye |
| retina | receptors for sight |
| choroid | absorb sny stray ligh in humans. in animals; reflect the light |