[PSYCH-106] - Final Exam Guide - Everything you need to know! (30 pages long)
29 Mar 2017
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Corpus callosum: axon fibers that connect the two hemispheres of the brain. Thalamus: kno(cid:462)n as the (cid:637)sensory s(cid:462)it(cid:272)h(cid:271)oard(cid:638), it relays messa(cid:311)es (cid:271)et(cid:462)een the lo(cid:462)er (cid:271)rain centers and cerebral cortex. Hypothalamus: controls functions like eating, drinking, and body temperature. Also helps govern the endocrine system via the pituitary (growth) gland. The hypothalamus is linked to reward and emotion. Reticular formation: a nerve network in brainstem that controls arousal. Medulla: the base of the brainstem & controls heartbeat and breathing. Spinal cord: pathway of neural fibers traveling to and from the brain that controls simple reflexes. Cerebellum: kno(cid:462)n as the (cid:637)little (cid:271)rain(cid:638), it (cid:272)oordinates (cid:461)oluntary mo(cid:461)ement and (cid:271)alan(cid:272)e and supports memories. Amygdala: two lima-bean sized neural clusters apart of the limbic system that is linked to emotion. Brainstem: kno(cid:462)n as the (cid:637)old (cid:271)rain(cid:638), this is the oldest part o(cid:310) the (cid:271)rain and also the (cid:272)ore o(cid:310) it. It begins where the spinal cord swells as it enters the skull.
