Brain Ventral

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Frontal lobe
- Olfactory bulb
- Involved in olfaction
- Optic chiasma
- Where optic nerves cross
Optic tract
- Optic nerve (II)
- Vision
- Mammillary bodies
- Relay stations in the olfactory pathways
- Cerebellum
- Skeletal muscle contraction for smooth, coordinated movements
- Pons
- Sleep, respiration, swallowing, hearing, taste
- Medulla oblongata
- Autonomic reflex center--> homeostasis
- Pyramids of medulla (brainstem)
- Contains motor fibers, support motor signals
- Spinal cord
- Provides a 2 way communication
- Cerebral peduncles
- Connect cerebellum to brain stem
Temporal lobe
- Infundibulum
- Connects hypothalamus to pituitary gland