Controls voluntary skeletal muscle; intellect,

decision making, personality

General sensation

Separates frontal lobe from temporal lobe

Hearing and smell

Controls voluntary skeletal muscle; intellect,

decision making, personality

General sensation

Separates frontal lobe from temporal lobe

Hearing and smell

Controls voluntary skeletal muscle; intellect,

decision making, personality

General sensation

Separates frontal lobe from temporal lobe

Hearing and smell

Vision

Separates cerebral hemispheres

Separates frontal lobes from parietals

initiates voluntary movement of skeletal muscle

Vision

Separates cerebral hemispheres

Separates frontal lobes from parietals

initiates voluntary movement of skeletal muscle

Vision

Separates cerebral hemispheres

Separates frontal lobes from parietals

initiates voluntary movement of skeletal muscle

primary motor cortex

receives sensations from the skin. (touch, temperature, pain)

primary somatosensory cortex

initiates voluntary movement of skeletal muscle

primary motor cortex

receives sensations from the skin. (touch, temperature, pain)

primary somatosensory cortex

initiates voluntary movement of skeletal muscle

Motor speech area – controls the muscles

involved in speech production

Involves the ability to understand speech and

plays a role in sounding out unfamiliar words

Frontal lobe

temporal/parietal lobe

Motor speech area – controls the muscles

involved in speech production

Involves the ability to understand speech and

plays a role in sounding out unfamiliar words

Frontal lobe

temporal/parietal lobe

Olfactory sensation (smell)

Vision

Some visual axons decussate (switch sides)

Involved in memory

Olfactory sensation (smell)

Vision

Some visual axons decussate (switch sides)

Involved in memory

Olfactory sensation (smell)

Vision

Some visual axons decussate (switch sides)

Involved in memory

Olfactory sensation (smell)

Vision

Some visual axons decussate (switch sides)

Involved in memory

White matter (myelinated axons) that connect

cerebral hemispheres

Outgoing pathway of the hippocampus and thus

involved in memory

Thin membrane dividing the lateral ventricles

Relay station for sensory input to the cerebral

cortex

White matter (myelinated axons) that connect

cerebral hemispheres

Outgoing pathway of the hippocampus and thus

involved in memory

Thin membrane dividing the lateral ventricles

Relay station for sensory input to the cerebral

cortex

White matter (myelinated axons) that connect

cerebral hemispheres

Outgoing pathway of the hippocampus and thus

involved in memory

Thin membrane dividing the lateral ventricles

Relay station for sensory input to the cerebral

cortex

White matter (myelinated axons) that connect

cerebral hemispheres

Outgoing pathway of the hippocampus and thus

involved in memory

Thin membrane dividing the lateral ventricles

Relay station for sensory input to the cerebral

cortex

Autonomic and Endocrine functions. Also

regulates hunger, thirst, temperature, and B.P.

Outgoing pathway of the hippocampus and thus

involved in memory

Connects the thalamic masses

Relay station for sensory input to the cerebral

cortex

Autonomic and Endocrine functions. Also

regulates hunger, thirst, temperature, and B.P.

Outgoing pathway of the hippocampus and thus

involved in memory

Connects the thalamic masses

Relay station for sensory input to the cerebral

cortex

Collective designation

Connects the pituitary to the hypothalamus

Produces melatonin – involved in sleep cycle

Produces multiple hormones (Endocrine

function)

Collective designation

Connects the pituitary to the hypothalamus

Produces melatonin – involved in sleep cycle

Produces multiple hormones (Endocrine

function)

Collective designation

Connects the pituitary to the hypothalamus

Produces melatonin – involved in sleep cycle

Produces multiple hormones (Endocrine

function)

Collective designation of the 2 superior and 2 inferior colliculi

Connects the pituitary to the hypothalamus

Produces melatonin – involved in sleep cycle

Produces multiple hormones (Endocrine

function)

Reflex movements of the eye, head, and neck

to visual stimuli

Reflex movements of head and trunk to

auditory stimuli (“startle reflex”)

“Bridge” links the cerebellum to the rest of

brain. Involved in respiration and sleep cycles

Connects the brain and spinal cord. Involved

in respiration and cardiovascular function

Reflex movements of the eye, head, and neck

to visual stimuli

Reflex movements of head and trunk to

auditory stimuli (“startle reflex”)

“Bridge” links the cerebellum to the rest of

brain. Involved in respiration and sleep cycles

Connects the brain and spinal cord. Involved

in respiration and cardiovascular function

Reflex movements of the eye, head, and neck

to visual stimuli

Reflex movements of head and trunk to

auditory stimuli (“startle reflex”)

“Bridge” links the cerebellum to the rest of

brain. Involved in respiration and sleep cycles

Connects the brain and spinal cord. Involved

in respiration and cardiovascular function

Reflex movements of the eye, head, and neck

to visual stimuli

Reflex movements of head and trunk to

auditory stimuli (“startle reflex”)

“Bridge” links the cerebellum to the rest of

brain. Involved in respiration and sleep cycles

Connects the brain and spinal cord. Involved

in respiration and cardiovascular function

Reflex movements of the eye, head, and neck

to visual stimuli

Reflex movements of head and trunk to

auditory stimuli (“startle reflex”)

Involved in coordination, posture, and balance.

Makes voluntary movements smooth and

effective

Branching white matter (axons) in the

cerebellum

Reflex movements of the eye, head, and neck

to visual stimuli

Reflex movements of head and trunk to

auditory stimuli (“startle reflex”)

Involved in coordination, posture, and balance.

Makes voluntary movements smooth and

effective

Branching white matter (axons) in the

cerebellum