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Brain Stem
Connects the brain to the spinal cord and handles the basics: breathing, heart rate, blood pressure
Amygdala
Emotional control and formation of emotional memories. Anger/Fear. Recognize emotional content of facial expressions
Pons
Acts as a transmitter of motor information, coordinating muscles and integrating movement between the right and left halves of the body. It is also involved in regulating sleep.(sleep and arousal)
Parietal Lobe
Responsible for sensations of touch, pain and temperature
The Endocrine system is linked to the nervous system because it is controlled by what brain part
Hypothalamus
Involved in motor control and cognitive activities (planning,making decisions and setting goals )
Frontal lobe
*Mini challenge*
Name what the visual cortex and what the motor cortex is responsible for
The visual cortex is the part of the brain responsible for processing visual information. It's located in the occipital lobe at the back of the brain.
The motor cortex is part of the cerebral cortex involved in planning, control, and execution of voluntary movements.
An area in front of parietal lobes that processes sensory input from various body areas.
somatosensory cortex
Center for breathing, blood pressure and the beating of the heart.Damage can be fatal
Medulla
The Part of the brain that controls eating, aggression, and reproduction
Limbic System
Cerebellum
Coordinates bodily movements, controls posture and maintains equilibrium
Temporal lobe
Responsible for the processes involved in hearing
Cerebral hemispheres
controls muscle functions and also controls speech, thought, emotions, reading, writing, and learning
Auditory cortex
A critical component of the human brain that processes auditory information. It is located in the temporal lobe, and its primary function is to receive and interpret sound signals from the ears.
Reticular Formation
Part of the brain extending from the medulla through the pons; it is related to changes in the level of arousal of the body
Thalamus
Channels incoming sensory information to the right area of the cerebral cortex for processing
Spoken language
Broca’s area
Integrate and transfer information from both cerebral hemispheres to process sensory, motor, and high-level cognitive signals.
Corpus Callosum
Acquisition of explicit memories (memories you are aware of retrieving )
Hippocampus
Association Cortex
Integrates information related to a single sense or motor activity. Responsible for thinking, and planning movement.
Occipital Lobe
Final destination for visual information
Cerebrum
Regulates higher cognitive and emotional functions.Outer surface is the cerebral cortex.Divided into hemispheres.Divided into lobes
Cerebral Cortex
Responsible for the higher-level processes of the human brain, including language, memory, reasoning, thought, learning, decision-making, emotion, intelligence and personality
**CHALLENGE**
Name all 5 of the structures and functions that start with the letter "C"
Cerebellum
Cerebral cortex
Cerebrum
Corpus Callosum
Cerebral Hemisphere
Wernicke’s area
Comprehension of language