| centralsulcus | | group of nuclei in brainstem, sleep/wake cycle |
| piamater | | emotion, motivation, mood |
| acetylcholine | | regulates balance, posture, movement |
| parietal | | four cavities in brain, filled with CSF |
| tegmentum | | connects cerebrum to cerebellum |
| sulcus | | large groove |
| infundibulum | | sensory neuron |
| brainstem | | lobe associated with reasoning, emotions, thought, voluntary movement |
| cerebralspinalfluid | | outer meninge of the brain and SC |
| cortex | | innermost meninge |
| anterior | | center of cerebrum |
| reticularformation | | lobe associated with sensory info, like taste |
| axon | | separates frontal and parietal lobes |
| efferent | | influences the onset of puberty |
| bloodbrainbarrier | | motor neuron |
| cerebellem | | longest extension from a neuron |
| ventricles | | top (roof) of midbrain |
| limbicsystem | | towards the front |
| duramater | | grooves of the brain |
| pons | | controls thirst, hunger, sleep, hormones, temperature |
| gyrus | | clear, watery fluid that protects the brain and SC |
| pinealbody | | bottom (floor) of midbrain |
| frontal | | a neurotransmitter that carries nerve impulses across a synapse |
| medullaoblongata | | lobe associated with vision |
| medulla | | outer layer of cerebrum |
| hypothalamus | | automatic reflexes, breathing, heart rate, swallowing |
| corpuscallosum | | connects the two cerebral hemispheres |
| afferent | | attaches pituitary gland to brain |
| occipital | | protects the brain from invasion of microorganisms |
| tectum | | composed of medulla, pons, and midbrain |