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Brain anatomy
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Practical photos of the brain model including structures and nerves.
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Frontal Lobe
Name the region; - A portion of the cerebral cortex that controls motor processing, executive function, and the integration of cognitive and behavioral processes.
Parietal Lobe
Name the region - Intellectual processing of sensory information, with the left (dominant) processing verbal information, the right processing visual-spatial orientation
Temporal Lobe
Name the region; be specific., hearing, smell, fear
Occipital Lobe
Name the region; be specific., sight, vision, memory of things seen
Corpus Callosum
Name the structure., bundle of nerves that connect the right and left hemispher
Thalamus
Name the structure., relay station for sensory impulses
Hypothalamus
Name the structure., maintain homeostasis - Control of temperature, endocrine activity, metabolism, and thirst are functions ; helps govern the endocrine system via the pituitary gland, and is linked to emotion
Pituitary Gland
Name the structure., hormone control center
Pons
A portion of the brainstem that relays information between the cortex and medulla, regulates sleep, and carries some motor and sensory information from the head and neck.
Medulla Oblongata
Part of the brainstem that controls vital life-sustaining functions such as heartbeat, breathing, blood pressure, and digestion.
Cerebellum
Coordination center, voluntary movement and balance. "Small brain."
Sulcus
tiny groove
Fissure
deep groove
Gyrus
fold in the brain
Grey matter
The portions of the central nervous system that are abundant in cell bodies of neurons rather than axons. Unmyelinated.
White matter
Whitish nervous tissue of the CNS consisting of neurons and their myelin sheaths.
Brain stem
the central trunk of the mammalian brain, consisting of the medulla oblongata, pons, and midbrain, and continuing downward to form the spinal cord.
Cerebrum
Largest part of the brain; coordinates thought, reasoning, movement, and memory, includes the cerebral cortex and the white matter beneath it.
Diencephalon
A region of the forebrain surrounding the third ventricle; includes the thalamus, the hypothalamus and the epithalamus
Spinal Cord
a major part of the central nervous system which conducts sensory and motor nerve impulses to and from the brain
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