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Central Nervous System (spinal cord (filum terninale - delicate strand of…
Central Nervous System
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brainstem
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medulla oblongota
controls visceral activities including cardiac, vasomotor, and respiratory centers (controls heart and lungs)
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cerebellum
involved with voluntary movements such as posture, coordination, balance, speech and regulates motor movements by way of receiving information from sensory systems
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spinal cord
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posterior root - travels to dorsal root ganglion and allows sensory neurons to enter the spinal cord
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diencephalon
thalamus: routing station involved with relaying sensory information received by the cortex, pain perception center
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hypothalamus: coordinates autonomic nervous system activity through regulating body temperature, hunger/thirst, sleep cycles, endocrine system (pituitary), memory, emotion
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