Dr. Jones: Brain Anatamony I

Which of the following separates the frontal lobe and the parietal lobe?

• lateral sulcus
• medial sulcus
• central sulcus
• peripheral sulcus

Match the following with its function

• Cerebral cortex

• Connects spinal cord to brain; vomiting, respiration, speech, sweating, cardiovascular, gastrointestinal.

• Cerebellum

• Coordinates voluntary movements such as posture, balance, coordination, and speech.

• Hypothalamus

• Responsible for motor control, sensory perception, and cognitive functions.

• Pons

• Relays station between cerebellum and cerebrum, coordination of breathing, control of urination.

• Medulla oblongata

• • Important for relaying auditory or sound perception 

What's the function of the hypothalamus?

• Regulating homeostasis and behavioral drive

• Controlling voluntary muscle movements
• Regulating body temperature and sleep patterns
• Producing insulin and glucagon

What is the function of the thalamus?

• Regulate body temperature
• Control muscle movement
• Send information to cerebral cortex from sensory inputs

• Relay motor information from cerebellum to cerbral cortex

Which of the following could occur if there are injuries/lesions in the cerebellum? Select all that apply

• • Difficulty identifying objects 

• • Temporal issues (finger tapping and keeping time rhythmically)

• • Hearing disturbances

• • Ataxia: disrupted movement or gait 

• Difficulty breathing

Match the following

• Vermis

• receives input from the cerebral cortex, controls highly skilled movements, execution and planning 

• Spinocerebellum

• receives inputs from the spinal cord, controls distal muscle movements, includes vermis 

• Vestibulocerebellum

• receives input from the vestibular nuclei in the brainstem involved in regulating balance posture and equilibrium 

• Cerebrocerebellum

• middle section concerned with controlling proximal muscles

​ (a)   Nuclei that runs through the entirety of the ​ (b)   (medulla, ​ (c)   , and midbrain) 

• pons
• brain stem
• Reticular formation:

What are the functions of the Reticular formation?

• Regulating blood pressure and heart rate
• Processing visual and auditory information
• Regulating arousal, sleep, breathing, blood pressure, somatic muscle tone, and pain modulation.

• Controlling body temperature and hunger

What's the hallmark of Parkinson's disease?

• Production of Lewy bodies

• Blurred vision
• Memory loss

• Muscle stiffness

Which parts of the brain produces dopamine?

• Substantia nigra

• Cerebellum and hippocampus
• Frontal lobe and parietal lobe
• Amygdala and thalamus