Brain 1

inflammation of the brain

tumor of the brain

convers the entire cerebrum and is composed of gray matter

pertaining to the cerebrum

incision of the cerebrum

• midbrain
• pons
• medulla

site where motor neurons cross from one side of the body to the other, so that the right half of the brain controls movement involving the left side of the body and vice versa

• part of the brainstem that contains nerve tracts that connect the cerebellum and cerebrum with the rest of the brain
• nerves to the eyes and face

• cardiac center
• respiratory center
• vasomotor center

slows HR when the heart us beating too rapidly

controls muscles of respiration in response to chemicals or other stimuli

constricts and dilates the muscles in the walls of blood vessels (changing BP)

31 pairs

according to locations of their respective vertebrae