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sleep and arousal
the "little brain" at the rear of the brainstem; functions include processing sensory input and coordinating movement output and balance
located in the midbrain; contains reflex centers for vision and auditory reflexes.
A thick band of axons that connects the two cerebral hemispheres and acts as a communication link between them.
secretes melatonin
cell bodies
the nerve that carries neural impulses from the eye to the brain
hearing
A region of the cerebral cortex that has specialized areas for movement, abstract thinking, planning, memory, and judgement
a fiber tract that extends from the hippocampus to the mammillary body
verbal processing
the first brain structure to pick up smell information from the nose
separates cerebral hemispheres
A set of paired ventricles lying within the cerebral hemispheres.
involved in navigation
separates temporal lobe from frontal and parietal lobes
brain region controlling the pituitary gland
thick, outermost layer of the meninges surrounding and protecting the brain and spinal cord
Name the space
point at which optic nerve fibers cross in the brain
vision
relays messages between lower brain centers and cerebral cortex
myelinated axons
the posterior part of the brain that controls the rate of breathing and other autonomic functions
master gland
smell
white matter of the cerebellum
Name the cavity occupied by this structure; be specific.
