Areas/Regions
Out of the 3 regions of the brain, this region is responsible for basic survival functions like breathing, heart rate, and coordination.
What is the hindbrain?
This lobe makes up about 50% of cerebral cortex and is responsible for higher order functions like decision making, thinking, and movements.
What is the frontal lobe?
Located in the forebrain, this part of the brain receives sensory information and passes it to other areas of the brain to be processed.
What is Thalamus?
Located in the hindbrain, this part of the brain connects with the spinal cord and controls vital functions like heart rate and breathing
What is the medulla?
Out of 3 regions of the brain, this region is responsible for complex functions like thinking, memory, and emotion.
What is the forebrain?
This lobe is located at the back of the brain and is responsible for visual processing
What is the occipital lobe?
Located in the forebrain, this part of the brain communicates with the pituitary gland and controls essential functions such as body temp, hunger, thirst, sleep, and mood.
What is Hypothalamus?
This part of the brain connects both hemispheres of the brain and is made up of nerve fibers that allow signals to pass through and talk to them
What is the corpus callosum?
Out of 3 regions of the brain, this region is responsible for some movement, breathing, reflex, and swallowing functions.
What is the midbrain?
This lobe's main responsibility is auditory processing and is located on the sides of the brain
What is the temporal lobe?
Located in the hindbrain, this part of the brain is responsible for coordinating smooth, voluntary movements, posture and balance.
What is Cerebellum?
Located in the forebrain, this part of the brain is responsible for emotions like fear and aggression
What is the amygdala?
This area exists in the left frontal lobe and is responsible for production of speech
What is the Broca's area?
This lobe is located on the top of the cerebral cortex and processes senses, primarily touch, as well as spatial positioning.
What is the parietal lobe?
Located in the midbrain, this part of the brain acts like a filter for sensory information, controlling wakefulness, attention, and arousal.
What is Reticular Activating System/ Reticular Formation?
This part of the brain is the outermost layer and is sectioned into 4 lobes and 2 hemispheres, and is responsible for higher-level thinking
This area exists in the left temporal lobe and is responsible for comprehension of speech
What is the Wernicke's area?
Surprise bonus question!!!
This type of neuron makes up a majority of the central nervous system and is only found in the brain and spinal cord
What are interneurons?
Located in the forebrain, this part of the brain is crucial for forming new long-term memories and creating spatial maps.
What is the Hippocampus?
This is the largest part of the brain and is responsible for higher order functions like thinking, learning, and decision making.
What is the cerebrum?