Exam 13: Brain: Structures, Functions, and Techniques

The ____________________ controls vital life functions such as breathing, circulation and muscle tone.

___________________ is the long, thin, blunt sensory receptors that are highly sensitive to light but not color and are primarily responsible for peripheral vision and night vision.

The ________________ is the most complex brain region, containing centers for complex behaviors and mental processes

The _________________ is a region at the base of the brain that controls several structures that regulate basic life functions.

_________________ is an area of the hypothalamus taht plays a key role in regulating daily sleep/wake cycles and other rhythms of the body.

The _______________ uses electrodes placed on the scalp to record the brain's electrical activity.

The ___________________ includes the hindbrain and the midbrain which are located at the base of the brain.

Thalamus is a __________________ structure that processes sensory information from all of the senses, except smell, and relays it to the cerebral cortex.