Lobes
areas of the cortex along the sides of the brain, starting just behind the temples, containing the neurons responsible for the sense of hearing and meaningful speech
Temporal Lobes
Processes visual information from the eyes
Primary visual cortex
Outermost covering of the brain consisting of densely packed neruons
Cortex
Larger swelling above the medulla that connects the top of the brain to the bottom
Pons
Areas of the cortex located in the front and top of the brain, responsible for higher mental processes and decision making as well as the production of fluent speech
Association Areas
Sections of the brain located at the top and back of each cerebral hemisphere containing the centers for touch, taste, and temperature sensations
Parietal Lobes
Identifies and makes sense of visual information
Primary association cortex
Curved structure located within each temporal lobe
Hippocampus
Area of neurons running through the middle of the medulla and the pons and slightly behind
Reticular formation
Area of nuerons running down the front of the parietal lobes
Somatosensory cortex
Section of the brain located at the rear and bottom of each cerebral hemipsheere containing the visual centers of the brain
Occipital Lobe
Processes auditory information from the ears
Primary auditory cortex
Small structure in the brain located below the thalamus and drectly above the pituitary gland
Hypothalamus
Part of the lower brain located behind the pons
Cerebellum
Thick band of nnuerons that connects the right and left cerebral hemispheres
Corpus callosum
Areas of the cortex located in the front and top of the brain, resposible for higher mental processes and decision making as well as the production of fluent speech
Frontal Lobes
Identifies and makes sense of auditory information
Auditory association cortex
The limbic structure found in the actual cerebral cortex
Cingulate cortex
Brain structure located near the hippocampus
Amygdala
Condition resulting from damage to the Broca's area
Broca's aphasia
The upper part of the brain consisting of the two hemispheres and the structures that connect the two
Cerebrum
Rear section of the frontal lobe, resposible for sending motor commands to the muscles of the somatic nervous system
Motor cortex
First large swelling at the top of the spinal cord, forming the lowest part of the brain
Medulla
The two sections of the cortex on the left and right sides of the brain
Cerebral hemispheres
Condition resulting from damage to Wernicke's area
Wernicke's aphasia