Lab 1-A&P Info to know
temporal lobe
A region of the cerebral cortex responsible for hearing and language. (near the ears,inferior to the parietal (back of the head) and frontal lobe (near the forehead))
Frontal lobe
A region of the cerebral cortex that has specialized areas for movement, abstract thinking, planning, memory, and judgement (most anterior of the cerebrum's four lobes)
occipital lobe
A region of the cerebral cortex that processes visual information (posterior lobe of the cerebrum)
Parietal Lobe
A region of the cerebral cortex whose functions include processing information about touch. (most superior of the lobes)
How are electrical impulses passed throughout the body?
Neurons
The region of the brain that connects to the spinal cord is the
brain stem
The central nervous system consists of the ___ and the ___
brain,spinal cord
The brain is part of the ___ nervous system. It is housed within the ___ and covered by the ____.
central,dura mater,Cranium
The nervous system is broadly divided into the ____ nervous system and the ____ nervous system
central,peripheral
The central nervous system contains cavities filled with
cerbrospinal fluid (CSF)
which structure is not part of the brainstem
cerebellum
The largest region of the brain is the
cerebrum
CSF is produced by
choroid plexus
The primary function of the cerebellum is to
coordinate movement and muscle tone
Which is the outermost layer of the meninges?
dura mater
What are the three layers of the meninges?
dura mater, arachnoid mater, pia mater
What are the regions the brain can be organized into based on the early stages of brain development
prosencephalon,mesencephalon,metencephalon, myelencephalon
The brain is the largest organ of the nervous system. What are its main functions?
receives sensory input and integrates information to form perception and thought,control activities such as speech and movement, and maintain homeostasis
In the brain, there are four connected cavities called
ventricles