centralsulcus | | group of nuclei in brainstem, sleep/wake cycle |
piamater | | emotion, motivation, mood |
acetylcholine | | regulates balance, posture, movement |
parietal | | four cavities in brain, filled with CSF |
tegmentum | | connects cerebrum to cerebellum |
sulcus | | large groove |
infundibulum | | sensory neuron |
brainstem | | lobe associated with reasoning, emotions, thought, voluntary movement |
cerebralspinalfluid | | outer meninge of the brain and SC |
cortex | | innermost meninge |
anterior | | center of cerebrum |
reticularformation | | lobe associated with sensory info, like taste |
axon | | separates frontal and parietal lobes |
efferent | | influences the onset of puberty |
bloodbrainbarrier | | motor neuron |
cerebellem | | longest extension from a neuron |
ventricles | | top (roof) of midbrain |
limbicsystem | | towards the front |
duramater | | grooves of the brain |
pons | | controls thirst, hunger, sleep, hormones, temperature |
gyrus | | clear, watery fluid that protects the brain and SC |
pinealbody | | bottom (floor) of midbrain |
frontal | | a neurotransmitter that carries nerve impulses across a synapse |
medullaoblongata | | lobe associated with vision |
medulla | | outer layer of cerebrum |
hypothalamus | | automatic reflexes, breathing, heart rate, swallowing |
corpuscallosum | | connects the two cerebral hemispheres |
afferent | | attaches pituitary gland to brain |
occipital | | protects the brain from invasion of microorganisms |
tectum | | composed of medulla, pons, and midbrain |