Brain Parts & Function

Front 1

Medulla Oblongata

Back 1

Respiration; blood pressure

Front 2

Pyramids

Back 2

Decussation of spinal motor tracts

Front 3

Pons

Back 3

Sensory relay center; respiration

Front 4

Olives

Back 4

Relay information from basal nuclei to cerebellum

Front 5

Cerebral Peduncles

Back 5

Descending motor tracts from cerebrum to brainstem

Front 6

Superior Colliculi

Back 6

Visual reflexes

Front 7

Inferior Colliculi

Back 7

Auditory reflexes

Front 8

Superior Cerebellar Peduncle

Back 8

Nerve tracts connecting cerebellum to midbrain

Front 9

Middle Cerebellar Peduncle

Back 9

Nerve tracts connecting cerebellum to pons

Front 10

Inferior Cerebellar Peduncle

Back 10

Nerve tracts connecting cerebellum to medulla oblongata

Front 11

Arbor Vitae

Back 11

Nerve tracts within cerebellum

Front 12

Vermis

Back 12

Controls posture and locomotion

Front 13

Thalamus

Back 13

Relays sensory information to cerebral cortex

Front 14

Interthalamic Adhesion

Back 14

Connection between thalamic hemispheres

Front 15

Pineal Gland

Back 15

Biorhythm controls

Front 16

Habenula

Back 16

Emotion response to odors

Front 17

Hypothalamus

Back 17

Center control for endocrine system

Front 18

Mammillary Body

Back 18

Olfactory reflexes

Front 19

Infundibulum

Back 19

Connects pituitary gland to hypothalamus

Front 20

Pituitary Gland

Back 20

Secretes endocrine hormones

Front 21

Frontal Lobe

Back 21

Intellect; human consciousness; reasoning

Front 22

Parietal Lobe

Back 22

Receives and evaluates "touch" sensory information

Front 23

Temporal Lobe

Back 23

Receives and evaluates smell, hearing; mediates memory

Front 24

Occipital Lobe

Back 24

Receives and integrates visual input

Front 25

Insula

Back 25

Receives and interprets taste information for gustation

Front 26

Longitudinal Cerebral Fissure

Back 26

Separates the left and right hemispheres of the brain

Front 27

Lateral Cerebral Fissure

Back 27

Separates temporal lobe from frontal and parietal lobes

Front 28

Transverse Fissure

Back 28

Separates the cerebellum from the occipital lobe

Front 29

Central Sulcus

Back 29

Separates the frontal and parietal lobes

Front 30

Precentral Gyrus

Back 30

Primary motor control

Front 31

Postcentral Gyrus

Back 31

Primary sensory control

Front 32

Cingulate Gyrus

Back 32

Emotion, behavior and motivation

Front 33

Corpus Callosum

Back 33

Nerve tracts that connect left and right hemispheres

Front 34

Posterior Commissure

Back 34

Nerve tracts that connect left and right hemispheres

Front 35

Anterior Commissure

Back 35

Nerve tracts that connect left and right hemispheres

Front 36

Fornix

Back 36

Connects hippocampus to hypothalamus

Front 37

Hippocampus

Back 37

Memory consolidation, spatial navigation

Front 38

Lateral Ventricle

Back 38

Secretes and circulates CSF

Front 39

Septum Pellucidum

Back 39

Separates the lateral ventricles

Front 40

Third Ventricle

Back 40

Secretes and circulates CSF

Front 41

Fourth Ventricle

Back 41

Secretes and circulates CSF

Front 42

Interventricular Foramen

Back 42

Connects lateral ventricles to third ventricle

Front 43

Cerebral Aqueduct

Back 43

Connects third ventricle to fourth ventricle

Front 44

Choroid Plexus

Back 44

Ependymal tissue that secretes CSF in a ventricle