The Brain 1
allows cerebellum to better coordinate movements
What is Pons?
Allows us to understand speech
Temporal Lobe
Temporal lobe (hippocampus)
Connects the two hemispheres of the brain
Corpus callosum
Regulates breathing and heart rate
What is the medulla oblongata?
Sensory information goes to this part of the brain to be sorted
What is thalamus?
Responsible for hormone reproduction;This area of the brain controls the pituitary gland and other glands in the body.
Responsible for spatial awareness and the ability to think about things in 3D
Parietal lobe
Receives and interprets smell
Temporal lobe
coordinates visual and auditory reflexes
What is the Midbrain?
located above the medulla
What is the pons?
Cerebrum
this part of the brain controls speech production
What is broca's area? (Frontal Lobe)
Helps regulate thirst , hunger, and normal body temperature
What is Hypothalamus?
located at the bottom of the brain, helps coordinate balance
What is the cerebellum
relays sensory and motor signals to the cerebral cortex
What is thalamus?
The master endocrine gland
Pituitary
What is cerebellum?
Connects the two cerebral hemispheres, composed of white matter
What is the corpus callosum
Damage to this area of the brain may result in loss of vision
What is the occipital lobe ?
Contains the 'arbor vitae'
Cerebellum
Responsible for "executive functioning"
Frontal lobe
This is not fully developed in your brains.
Frontal lobe