NSCI 1051 Study Guide - Grey Matter, Inferior Temporal Gyrus, Middle Frontal Gyrus
11 Mar 2014
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What it does, where it is, what happens when its broke. Frontal lobe: covers the surface of the brain, gray matter, complex problem solving, posterior part of this lobe is the motor area, somatosensory area right behind central sulcus. Telencephalon: hemisphere seen from outside, initiates motor movement, pons then cerebellum to make it more precise. Diencephalon: thalamus (dorsal), hypothalamus (ventral or below thalamus) Thalamus: major relay station, interface between the cortex and the rest of the nervous, homeostasis (body temperature and hormones/endocrine system) system. Metencephalon: cerebellum: fist shape at base of brain, responsible for precise, skilled motor movement (and balance/posture, pons: bridge connecting cerebellum to the rest of the brain. Mylencephalon: medulla oblongata, connected to spinal cord, all thinking/planning for movement is sent through the medulla to spinal cord to reach the muscles, everything is sent through this from body to brain and vice versa. *brain stem is (mes, met, mye) that forebrain sits on*
