- Integrates sensorimotor functions and perception
limbic system - ANSWER neural system (including the hippocampus, amygdala, and
hypothalamus) located below the cerebral hemispheres; associated with emotions and
motivational drives.
basal ganglia - ANSWER structures in the forebrain that help to control movement
thalamus - ANSWER the brain's sensory switchboard, located on top of the brainstem; it
directs messages to the sensory receiving areas in the cortex and transmits replies to
the cerebellum and medulla
hypothalamus - ANSWER a neural structure lying below the thalamus; directs eating,
drinking, body temperature; helps govern the endocrine system via the pituitary gland,
and is linked to emotion; regulates water balance, emotional behavior, sexual response.
midbrain - ANSWER mediates auditory and visual reflexes, maintains cortical arousal,
and houses cranial nerve nuclei
medulla - ANSWER the base of the brainstem; controls heartbeat and respiration,
phonation, blood pressure, regulates reflexes
pons - ANSWER the part of the brainstem that links the medulla oblongata and the
thalamus
Cerebellum - ANSWER A large structure of the hindbrain that controls fine motor skills.
, CNS (central nervous system) - ANSWER consists of the brain and spinal cord
PNS (peripheral nervous system) - ANSWER the sensory and motor neurons that
connect the CNS to the rest of the body
PNS - ANSWER somatic nervous system and autonomic nervous system
autonomic nervous system - ANSWER A subdivision of the peripheral nervous system.
Controls involuntary activity of visceral muscles and internal organs and glands.
somatic nervous system - ANSWER A subdivision of the peripheral nervous system.
Enables voluntary actions to be undertaken due to its control of skeletal muscles
sympathetic nervous system - ANSWER the division of the autonomic nervous system
that arouses the body, mobilizing its energy in stressful situations
parasympathetic nervous system - ANSWER the division of the autonomic nervous
system that calms the body, conserving its energy
Myelencephalon - ANSWER medulla oblongata
Metencephalon - ANSWER pons and cerebellum
Telencephalon - ANSWER Cerebral cortex, basal ganglia, limbic system
Mesencephalon - ANSWER the midbrain; a region of the brain that surrounds the
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