Anatomy

• Cerebrum
  • Frontal lobe
    • Motor movements
    • Logic and reasoning
  • Temporal lobe
    • Speech
    • Listening
  • Parietal lobe
    • Sensory processing
  • Occipital lobe
    • Vision
• Cerebellum
  • Balance
  • Coordination
• Thalamus
  • Connection between the cerebrum and input from the rest of the body
  • Input and processing center for sensory and motor impulses
• Hypothalamus
  • Homeostasis
  • Hormone synthesis and secretion
• Brainstem
  • Midbrain
    • Eye movement
    • Sensory processing
  • Medulla oblongata
    • Blood pressure and heart rate control
    • Area postrema
    • Respiratory center
  • Pons
    • Respiratory center
• Amygdala
  • Role in fear and anxiety
• Hippocampus
  • Memory formation
• Pituitary
  • Hormone synthesis and secretion
• Pineal Gland
  • Regulates circadian rhythm
• Meninges (Outer to Inner)
  • Dura mater
    • Falx cerebri
      • Separates cerebral hemispheres
    • Tentorium cerebelli
      • Separates supratentorial (cerebrum) and infratentorial (cerebellum and brainstem) spaces
  • Arachnoid mater
  • Pia mater
• Microscopic
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