Hypothalamus, Thalamus, Epithalamus
Diencephalon hypothalamus
Control water balance
Regulates metabolism
- Under the thalamus
- Important autonomic nervous system center
Control water balance
Regulates metabolism
- An important part of the limbic system (emotion)
- The pituitary gland is attached to the hypothalamus
- Form the roof of the third ventricle
- Houses the pineal body
- Includes the choroid plexus forms cerebrospinal fluid
- Surrounds the third ventricle
- The relay station for sensory impulses
- Transfer impulses to the correct part of the cortex for localization and interpretation
brain section
Located in frontal lobe
Regions of the brain cerebrum
- Cerebral area involved in special senses
Visual area
Auditory
Olfactory area
- Interpretation area of the cerebrum
Language comprehension region
General interpretation area
peripheral nervous system
- There are two types of cells in the peripheral nervous system. These cells carry information to sensory nervous cells and from motor nervous cells. Cells of the sensory nervous system send information to the CNS from organs .
- Motor nervous system cells carry information from the central nervous system to organs, muscles, and glands. The motor nervous system is divided into the somatic nervous system and the autonomic nervous system. The somatic nervous system controls skeletal muscles as well as the skin.
central nervous system
The central nervous system consists of the brain and spinal chord
- The brain controls most of the body functions, including awareness, movements, thoughts, speech, and memory. Some reflex movements can occur in the spinal cord without the help of the brain.
- The spinal cord is connected to a section of the brain called the brain stem and runs through the spinal canal. Nerve roots exit the spinal cord to both sides of the body. The spinal cord carries signals back and forth between the brain and the peripheral nerves.