Brain/ Development Chart

Name	Location	Function/characteristics
Thalamus	Diencephalon	process and relay sensory information to parts of the cerebral cortex
Optic chiasma	Diencephalon	The crossing nerves of the eyes
Pituitary gland	Diencephalon	Secretes hormones, assists other endocrine glands
Pons	Metencephalon	Relays between cerebellum and cerebrum
Medulla oblongata	Myelencephalon	Autonomic functions, respiration, vomiting, swallowing, heart rate, blood pressure, defecation.
Arbor vitae	Metencephalon	Tree of life, structure of cerebellum
Pineal gland	Diencephalon	Produces melatonin
Pia mater	Derived from neural crest	Inner most of three coverings of brain and spinal chord
Inferior colliculus	Mesencephalon	Essential auditory center
Olfactory tract	Telencephalon	Carries signals from olfactory bulb to frontal lobe, essential in detecting and recognizing smells
Hypothalamus	Diencephalon	Main hub of autonomic nervous system, needed for proper sleep cycles, body temperature, appetite etc
Corpus callosum	Telencephalon	White fibres uniting two halves of cerebrum