Ch 14 Crossword

“little brain” / controls motor coordination& balance
sensory motor cell bodies, respiratory & rhythmic center, processes & relays information to and from cerebellum, ascending, descending transverse tracts, cranial nerves 5-8
; maintains homeostasis heart rate, b/p, digestion. Controls visceral functions. Cranial nerves 8-12, connects to spinal cord
regulates b/p
Coughing sneezing, swallowing vomiting
tracts cross over the sensory and motor pathways
maintains homeostasis
Corpora Quadrigemina, Peduncles, Substantia Niagra are apart of what?
Superrior Colliculus- visual stimuli
Connects primary motor cortex with motor neurons in brain and spinal cord, carries ascending sensory stimuli to thalamus
inhibits activity of the basal nuclei in the cerebrum
largest part of the brain, controls higher mental functions, divided into left and right cerebral hemispheres, surface layer of gray matter (neural cortex)
aka cerebral cortex, folded surface increases surface area, elevated ridges, shallow depression, deep grooves
elevated ridges
shallow depression
deep grooves
located under cerebrum & cerebellum, links cerebrum with brain stem
relays & processes sensory info, information is sorted and edited, key role in mediating sensation, motor activities, cortical arousal learning and memory
subconscious skeletal muscle control, coordinates with medulla for control of heartrate & breathing, emotional responses, body temp, hunger/thirst/sexdrives, water balance; ADH production, endocrine system control, controls rhythms
secretes hormone melatonin, sleep wake cycle
separated by a thin medial partition
ventricle of the diencephalon
extends into medulla oblongata