Brain Anatomy and Function

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frontal lobe

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motor cortex

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sensory cortex

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parietal lobe

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temporal lobe

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occipital lobe

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cerebellum

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hypothalamus

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corpus callosum

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pituitary

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midbrain

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pons

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medulla oblongata

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spinal cord

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cerebellum

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pineal body

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thalamus

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mid brain

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pons

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medulla oblongata

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pituitary gland

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thalamus

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hypothalamus

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hippocampus

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amygdala

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occipital

what area of the brain is for vision?

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cerebellum

what area of the brain is for muscle coordination?

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medulla oblongata (bottom of brain stem)

what area of the brain is for breathing?

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frontal lobe (in the cerebrum) and amygdala

what area of the brain is for happiness?

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left side of temporal lobe (Wernike’s area)

what area of the brain is for language understanding?

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hypothalamus

what area of the brain is for thirst and hunger?

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left side of frontal lobe (Broca’s area)

what area of the brain is for speech production?

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posterior part of frontal lobe (motor cortex)

what area of the brain is for movement?

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olfactory bulbs of limbic system; signals also travel to hypothalamus

what area of the brain is for smell?

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frontal lobe of the cerebrum

what area of the brain is for reasoning?

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hippocampus and frontal lobe

what area of the brain is for long-term memory?

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temporal lobe

what area of the brain is for hearing?

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anterior part of parietal lobe (sensory cortex)

what area of the brain is for bodily sensations (touch temp, pain)?

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anterior part of parietal lobe (sensory cortex)

what area of the brain is for taste?

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medulla oblongata (bottom of brain stem)

what area of the brain is for blood pressure regulation?

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brain stem and pineal gland

what area of the brain is for sleeping and waking?

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cerebellum

what area of the brain is for balance?

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frontal lobe of cerebrum

what area of the brain is for problem-solving?

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amygdala

what area of the brain is for stress?

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gyri/gyrus

what are the bumps on the cerebrum called?

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sulci/sulcus

what are the grooves on the cerebrum called?