Sagittal section of Brain Figure 11.15
Medulla oblongata
Part of the brainstem that controls vital life-sustaining functions such as heartbeat, breathing, blood pressure, and digestion.
Cerebrum
Area of the brain responsible for all voluntary activities of the body
Diencephalon
Contains thalamus and hypothalamus
Gyrus
A convoluted ridge between anatomical grooves.
Cerebellum
A large structure of the hindbrain that controls fine motor skills.
Midbrain
A small part of the brain above the pons that integrates sensory information and relays it upward.
Pons
A brain structure that relays information from the cerebellum to the rest of the brain
Fornix
a fiber tract that extends from the hippocampus to the mammillary body
Sulcus
narrow groove
corpus callosum
the large band of neural fibers connecting the two brain hemispheres and carrying messages between them
Meninges
three protective membranes that surround the brain and spinal cord