Brain Anatomy

4. Gland small, bean-shaped gland situated at the base of your brain, somewhat behind your nose and between your ears. Despite its small size, the gland influences nearly every part of your body
6. a sheet of neural tissue that is outermost to the cerebrum of the mammalian brain. It has up to six layers of nerve cells. It is covered by the meninges and often referred to as gray matter
7. a large bundle of more than 200 million myelinated nerve fibers that connect the two brain hemispheres
8. is a structure that is located at the back of the brain, underlying the occipital and temporal lobes of the cerebral cortex
9. a small structure within the brain located just above the brain stem between the cerebral cortex and the midbrain and has extensive nerve connections to both.

1. lowest part of the brain and the lowest portion of the brainstem, oblongata plays a critical role in transmitting signals between the spinal cord and the higher parts of the brain
2. is a set of interconnected nuclei that are located throughout the brainstem. It is not anatomically well defined, because it includes neurons located in different parts of the brain
3. a complex brain structure embedded deep into temporal lobe. It has a major role in learning and memory. It is a plastic and vulnerable structure that gets damaged by a variety of stimuli
4. a broad horseshoe-shaped mass of transverse nerve fibers that connect the medulla with the cerebellum
5. is a structure that is located at the back of the brain, underlying the occipital and temporal lobes of the cerebral cortex