Bio 318- Test 1

Front 1

Responsible for controlling breathing.

Back 1

Medullary rhythmicity center in the Medulla oblongata

Front 2

Medulla oblongta regulates things like (4)

Back 2

vomiting, coughing, sneezing, or hiccups

Front 3

It contains the vasomotor center which adjusts things like blood vessel diameer, this response regulates blood pressure and reroutes blood through body.

Back 3

Medulla oblongta

Front 4

Has a nucleus that is the cardiac center which regulates the rate and force of the heartbeat.

Back 4

Medulla oblongta

Front 5

Why is the medulla oblongta called the foreman?

Back 5

it does not do the action, it makes you do it. "crackin the whip"

Front 6

It is referred to as the bridge.

Back 6

pons

Front 7

The major nuclei of the pons are the pontine nuclei which are the ______ & _____

Back 7

pneumotaxic & apneustic nuclei

Front 8

These nuclei are most important in respiration, they make the breathing process nice and smooth.

Back 8

pons

Front 9

The purpose of the ____ is to bridge between the medulla and the higher parts of the brain

Back 9

pons

Front 10

_____ is loosely organized web of gray matter that runs vertically through all levels of the brainstem and projects to many areas of the cerebrum.

Back 10

reticular formation

Front 11

It consists of a circuit board in the brain stem that communicates with other parts of the brain to control the level of alertness of the brain or consciousness, one of the jobs is to provide neurons that are constantly sending messages to your body parts to maintain tone and posture.

Back 11

reticular formation

Front 12

Responsible for establishing "uniqueness"

Back 12

Reticular formation

Front 13

Originates in the reticular formation of the brain stem, helps maintain posture/balance and muscle tone.

Back 13

Reticulospinal descending tract

Front 14

contains the corpora quadrigemina, which is composed of the right and left, superior and inferior colliculi

Back 14

mesencephalon or midbrain

Front 15

The two ____ handle visual reflex

Back 15

superior colliculi in the midbrain

Front 16

The two ____ handle auditory reflex

Back 16

inferior colliculi in the midbrain

Front 17

the cerebral peduncle is found in the _____

Back 17

midbrain

Front 18

This is a motor center that relays inhibitory signals to the thalmus and basal nuclei.

Back 18

substangia nigra in midbrain

Front 19

It works with threeof the four pairs of basal nuclei (globis pallidus, putamen, and caudate) which are embedded in the white matter of the cerebrum.

Back 19

substangia nigra

Front 20

The most important basal nuclei is the ___

Back 20

amigydeloid

Front 21

_____ works with you limbic system, which is in charge of your emotional brain.

Back 21

amigydeloid

Front 22

____ creates your ability to express emotion

Back 22

limbic system

Front 23

Are embedded in the white matter of the core of the cerebrum.

Back 23

basal nuclei

Front 24

_____ & _____ have the duty of limiting motion

Back 24

basal nuclei & substantia nigra

Front 25

Fibers from the _____ form the rubrospinal tract in most mammals, but in humans its connections go mainly to and from the cerebellu, with which it collaborates in fine motor control.

Back 25

Red nuclei

Front 26

____ is a place where axons pass up and down

Back 26

midbrain

Front 27

The ventral/anterior surface of the ____ is where the spinothalmic tract runs,

Back 27

midbrain

Front 28

The 3rd ventricle surrounds the middle area of it.

Back 28

diencephalon

Front 29

The middle of the diencephalon is called the _____

Back 29

intermediate mass

Front 30

The tract that ascends and ends in the thalmus is the ______ tract

Back 30

spinothalamic

Front 31

The ______ tract carries sensations of pain and temperature.

Back 31

spinothalamic

Front 32

There are many pairs of nuclei in the hypothamlmus (located in the diencephalon) each having its own function: (6)

Back 32

1. rage center
2. thirst
3. hunger
4. water levels
5. making oxytocin
6. controls the pituitary

Front 33

_____ have a lot to do with eating behavior

Back 33

mammilary bodies (in the diencephalon)

Front 34

____ is an endocrine structure which is known to release melatonin, help with sleep

Back 34

pineal gland in diencephalon

Front 35

Handles whatever you want to do anything, your brian has to know where each and every part of your body is in space.

Back 35

dentate

Front 36

Where sensory information is handled, your place in space.

Back 36

cerebellum

Front 37

____ has to decide if information is important enough to be sent to the cortex.

Back 37

dentate nucleus

Front 38

______ indirectly affects your coordination; by assessing the information and sending the messages to the cortex.

Back 38

cerebellum

Front 39

Ascending tract deals with the cerebellum: begins in the spinal cord and terminates in the cerebellum.

Back 39

spinocerebellar

Front 40

What preduncle would you say that axons of the spinocerebellar ascending tract would be found in?

Back 40

inferior peduncles