Module 4 - Brain Game Notes - What Are the Parts of Your Nervous System, Where Are They, and What Do They Do? What happens if  a particular brain area is damaged? (full sentence definitions not needed - be concise; small diagrams may help you remember where things are)

central nervous system (CNS):
 

peripheral nervous system (PNS):
 

    somatic nervous system:
 

    autonomic nervous system (ANS):
 

        sympathetic division:
 

        parasympathetic division:
 

forebrain:
 

    cerebral hemispheres:
 

        corpus callosum:
 

        right hemisphere functions:
 

        left hemisphere functions:
 

    anencephaly:
 

        cortex:
 

            frontal lobe:
 

                motor cortex & its organization:
 

                Broca's area:
 

                frontal lobotomy:
 

                Phineas Gage & how he changed:
 

        parietal lobe:
 

            somatosensory cortex & its organization:
 

        temporal lobe:
 

            primary auditory cortex:
 

            auditory association cortex:
 

            Wernicke's area:
 

        occipital lobe:
 

            primary visual cortex:
 

            visual association cortex:
 

            visual agnosia:
 

            neglect syndrome:
 

    limbic system:
 

        hypothalamus:
 

            pituitary gland:
 

        thalamus:
 

        amygdala:
 

        hippocampus:
 
 

midbrain:
 

    reticular formation:
 

hindbrain:
 

    pons:
 

    medulla:
 

    cerebellum:
 

neurotransmitters and what they do:

ACh

NE

DA

serotonin (5HT)

GABA

endorphin