Connecting Location & Function (pt 1)
Directional Terms
Connecting Location & Function (pt 2)
100

This part of the brain governs our emotions.

What is SUBCORTICAL?

100

Your shoulders are _______________  to your pelvis.  They are further away from the ground.

What is SUPERIOR?

100

This part of the brain is the main “switchboard”, directing incoming signals to the correct part of the cortex.

What is THALAMUS?
200

This part of the brain governs our emotions.

What is AMYGDALA? 

200

A ________________ cut or plane of the brain is when the person is facing forward.

What is CORONAL or FRONTAL?

200

The ___________________ keeps the body alive, controlling all of the automatic functions.

What is BRAINSTEM OR MEDULLA?

300

This part of the frontal lobe commands our muscles to move.

What is MOTOR CORTEX?
300

A _______________ cut or plane of the brain is when the person is facing sideways.

What is SAGITTAL? 

300

This brain lobe integrates information from all of the other lobes and also receives sensory information.

What is PARIETAL?

400

This side of the spinal cord is toward your back.

What is DORSAL?