The region of the brain that contains motor neurons involved in the comprehension of speech.
What is Wernicke's Area?
100
The part of the brain that directs messages to the sensory receiving areas in the cortex and transmits replies to the cerebellum and medulla.
What is the Thalamus?
100
The area of the brain that sits just above the medulla and connects upper and lower parts of the brain.
What is the pons?
200
An area that directs the muscle movements involved in speech.
What is Broca's Area?
200
A region of the brain that directs several maintenance activities (eating, drinking, body temp.) and helps govern the endocrine system via the pituitary gland.
What is the Hypothalamus?
200
The part of the brain that controls life sustaining functions such as breathing and heartbeat.
What is the Medulla?
300
A neural center located in the limbic system that helps process explicit memories for storage.
What is the Hippocampus?
300
The part of the Central Nervous System that transmits neural signals between the brain and the rest of the body.
What is the Spinal Cord?
400
The "little brain" at the rear of the brainstem that processes sensory input and coordinates movement output and balance.
What is the Cerebellum?
400
The largest area of the brain, containing the two hemispheres.
What is the Cerebrum?
500
A set of connected nuclei in the brains of vertebrates that is responsible for regulating arousal and sleep-wake transitions.
What is the Reticular Activating System?
500
The large band of neural fibres connecting the two brain hemispheres and carrying messages between them.
What is Corpus Callosum?
500
The Region of the brain that controls many important functions such as the visual and auditory systems as well as eye movement