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Brain Areas
Limbic System
Brain Stem
Parts of the Brain 2
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Just behind forehead; Involved in speaking and muscle movements and in making plans and judgements
Frontal Lobe
100
What is the purpose of the limbic system?
links to emotions and basic motives
100
Responsible for automatic survival functions; oldest and innermost region
Brainstem
100
Routes sensory information, except smell, to higher brain regions and receives some of the high brain's replies
The thalamus
100
'Area' that control's language expression and directs the muscle movements involved in speech
Broca's Area
200
Above ears; receives information primarily from opposite ear
Temporal Lobe
200
Part that influences aggression and fear
Amygdala
200
Controls heartbeat and breathing
Medulla
200
Coordinates voluntary movement and balance and supports memories of work
The cerebellum
200
'Area' that controls language receptors; involved in language comprehension and expression
Wernicke's Area
300
Includes areas that receive information from visual fields
Occipital Lobe
300
This part of the limbic system lays below the thalamus
Hypothalamus
300
Involved in arousal
Reticular formation
300
takes up 85% of brain mass; responsible for high levels of thinking
Cerebrum
300
Albert Einstein had a much greater concentration of _____ cells than average.
Glial cells
400
Receives sensory input for touch and body position
Parietal Lobe
400
Part of limbic system linked to memory
The hippocampus
400
Sits above medulla; coordinates movements
Pons
400
Connects sensory information from eyes and ears with your muscle movements
The midbrain
400
'Old brain' funstions all occur without and ____ effort
conscious effort
500
What body areas require the greatest amount of cortical space?
Those that require precise control (fingers & mouth)
500
What is the function of the hypothalamus?
It governs the endocrine system and bodily maintenance.
500
Connects nerves to the brain; comes before the medulla
Spinal Cord
500
What is the corpus callosum?
It is the band of neural fibers connecting the two brain hemispheres and carries messages between them.
500
Interior of each hemisphere below the corpus callosum and near the limbic system
What is Basal Ganglia?