Brain and Nervous System Review

This portion of the cerebrum contains the sensory cortex area and is also involved with reading and math functions

This is a specialized speech area found in the left frontal lobe

This brain region is responsible for controlling balance, precise muscle movements, and learned repetitive activities

This forms the majority of the brain and it is responsible for intellectual activities; it is divided into four main lobes

This is any information from the outside or inside environment that ultimately leads to a motor output

This is found in the diencephalons region and it plays a role in controlling emotions, sexual behavior and water balance

This secretes hormones involved with growth and sexual development

This is an actual nerve cell

This divides the cerebrum into two hemispheres

These are located directly behind the forehead and are important for short term memory storage

The pons, midbrain and medulla oblongata form this region of the brain

This is the outer "bark" of the cerebrum made of gray matter

Astrocytes, ependymal cells and microglial cells are all examples

This is a tract of fibrous nervous tissue that connects the right and left hemispheres together for communication purposes

This is an extension of a neuron that carries the message away from the cell body to the next neuron