Regulates many of the many of the Autonomic Functions that sustain life
Heart rate
Breathing
Blood pressure
Pons
Assists medulla in regulation of breathing
Connects the Cerebellum to the rest of the brain
Has reflex center for head movements
Relating to visual and/or auditory stimuli
Midbrain
Relays information between Cerebrum and the Cerebellum, Cerebrum and the spinal cord
Has reflex centers relating to visual/auditory/tactile stimuli
Hypothalamus
Maintains homeostasis
Regulates hunger, sleep, thirst
Control Pituitary Gland - link between nervous and endocrine (激素分泌) system
Forms floor of third ventricle
Thalamus
Relay station for sensory information
Receive all info (except for small)
Send to the correct portion of the cerebrum
(Last place for sensory input)
Limbic System
-mammillary bodies
-cingulate gyrus
-thalamus
-hippocampus
-fornix (fibertract) --> between the connection of hippocampus and mammillary body