BIOL 030 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Medial Longitudinal Fissure, Cerebrum, Autonomic Nervous System

• School: College of The Sequoias
• Department: Biology (BIOL)
• Course: BIOL 030
• Professor: Dewey

Document Summary

The brain is the large nervous organ housed and protected by the skull. The brain is composed of many parts. In this course, you will be introduced to the basic features and functions of these regions. The cerebrum makes up the bulk of the brain, it is composed of the telencephalon and diencephalon. The diencephalon is deep to the telencephalon. It is responsible for sensory and motor relay into and out of the brain, as well as control of the autonomic nervous system. The diencephalon is made up of the thalamus and hypothalamus. The diencephalon is a group of structures in the central brain, deep to the telencephalon. The diencephalon encloses a structure known as the third ventricle. It is composed of the thalamus and hypothalamus. Thalamus: is a deep brain structure with two bodies, one per hemisphere, this part of the brain is responsible for relaying sensory information, except sense of smell, to other areas of the brain.