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Brain lobe that functions in reasoning; higher intellectual processes (decision making, planning), personality, and consciousness;
Frontal lobe
Brain lobe that functions in somatosensory interpretation (cutaneous and muscular sensations) – Interpretation of textures and shapes
parietal lobe
Brain lobe that functions in memory storage of auditory and visual experiences, and associations made between sight and sounds is the
temporal lobe
Brain lobe that functions in Vision – Integration of movements for focusing the eye. – Interpretation of visual images
occipital lobe
The arbor vitae or "tree of life" is in what structure?
cerebellum
The largest part of the brain
cerebrum
The cavities within the brain are called
ventricles
The portion of the brain acting primarily as a relay center through which all sensory information (except smell) passes on the way to the cerebrum
thalamus
Melatonin is a hormone secreted by what structure?
pineal gland
The two cerebral hemispheres are connected by the
corpus collosum
Coordination and refinement of learned movement patterns at the subconscious level (example: playing tennis) are performed by the
cerebellum
Region that contains the thalamus, hypothalamus and pineal gland
diencephalon
Together with the medulla oblongata help control breathing (respiratory rhythm)
pons
Contains all ascending and descending fiber tracts that link the spinal cord to the brain. – Where fiber tracts cross over
medulla oblongata
Contains centers that regulate autonomic functions such as: Cardiovascular center (Heart rate and blood pressure
medulla oblongata
Structure that consists of the medulla oblongata, pons, and midbrain
brain stem
