Cortex: Gray Matter - Localizes and interpets sensory inputs, controlls voluntary and skilled skeletal muscle activity, Ganglia - Subcortical motor centers help control skeletal muscle movements, Thalamus - Relays sensory impulses to cerebral cortex, Hypothalamus - Integration center of autonomic nervous system; regulates body temp, food intake, water balance, thirst, Hypothalamus-image, Limbic System - Cerebral and diencephalon structures, mediates emotional response; involved in memory processing, Cotex- image, Midbrain - Visual and auditory reflex centers, contains subcortical motor center, nuclei for nerves, Pons-image, Pons - Relays information from cerebrum to cerebellum, controls respiratory rate and depth, Medulla Oblongata - Relays sensory impulses from skin; controls heart rate, blood vessel diameter, respiratory rate, vomiting, Reticular Formation- image, Cerebellum - Processes information from cerebral motor cortex, provides instructions to cerebral motor cortex, responsible for proper balance and posture, Reticular Formation - Maintains cerevral cortical alertness, filters stimuli; helps regulate skeletal and muscle activity ,

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