BIOD 151 MODULE 6 STUDY GUIDE 2026
COMPREHENSIVE ANSWERS ALREADY PASSED
◉ Commissural tracts. Answer: Connect left and right hemispheres
◉ Projection tracts. Answer: Connect cortex to lower CNS regions
◉ Basal nuclei. Answer: Regulate movement intensity and
coordination
◉ Caudate nucleus. Answer: Basal nuclei structure involved in motor
control
◉ Putamen. Answer: Basal nuclei structure involved in movement
regulation
◉ Globus pallidus. Answer: Basal nuclei structure involved in
movement control
◉ Thalamus. Answer: Sensory relay station except for smell
, ◉ Hypothalamus. Answer: Regulates homeostasis, ANS, endocrine
system, temperature, hunger, thirst
◉ Midbrain. Answer: Visual and auditory reflex processing
◉ Pons. Answer: Breathing regulation and cerebellar bridge
◉ Medulla oblongata. Answer: Controls heart rate, blood pressure,
and breathing
◉ Cerebellum. Answer: Coordinates and fine-tunes motor
movements
◉ Arbor vitae. Answer: White matter of the cerebellum
◉ Hippocampus. Answer: Memory formation
◉ Amygdala. Answer: Fear and emotional responses
◉ Conus medullaris. Answer: End of spinal cord at L1
◉ Cauda equina. Answer: Bundle of spinal nerves below conus
medullaris
COMPREHENSIVE ANSWERS ALREADY PASSED
◉ Commissural tracts. Answer: Connect left and right hemispheres
◉ Projection tracts. Answer: Connect cortex to lower CNS regions
◉ Basal nuclei. Answer: Regulate movement intensity and
coordination
◉ Caudate nucleus. Answer: Basal nuclei structure involved in motor
control
◉ Putamen. Answer: Basal nuclei structure involved in movement
regulation
◉ Globus pallidus. Answer: Basal nuclei structure involved in
movement control
◉ Thalamus. Answer: Sensory relay station except for smell
, ◉ Hypothalamus. Answer: Regulates homeostasis, ANS, endocrine
system, temperature, hunger, thirst
◉ Midbrain. Answer: Visual and auditory reflex processing
◉ Pons. Answer: Breathing regulation and cerebellar bridge
◉ Medulla oblongata. Answer: Controls heart rate, blood pressure,
and breathing
◉ Cerebellum. Answer: Coordinates and fine-tunes motor
movements
◉ Arbor vitae. Answer: White matter of the cerebellum
◉ Hippocampus. Answer: Memory formation
◉ Amygdala. Answer: Fear and emotional responses
◉ Conus medullaris. Answer: End of spinal cord at L1
◉ Cauda equina. Answer: Bundle of spinal nerves below conus
medullaris