Brain Functions

Corpus Callosum

left and right hemisphere communication

Cerebellum

balance and coordination of movement

Medulla Oblongata

Controls heart rate, breathing, and blood pressure

Frontal lobe

Cognitive thinking skills, voluntary movement

Occipital lobe

Visual processing area

Cerebral cortex

Occipital, Temporal, Frontal, and Parietal lobes

Pons

regulate sleep and breathing

Midbrain

reflexes and fight or flight response

Lateral ventricle

houses CSF

Dura

protects brain

Pituitary gland

growth, metabolism, hormones

Pineal Gland

regulates circadian rhythm

Thalamus

Motor and sensory relay

Hypothalamus

Homeostasis

Cerebrum

muscle function and temperature regulation

Parietal lobe

Sensory perception of the 5 senses

Temporal lobe

Auditory stimuli, memory, emotion

Brain Stem

Animal brain and primitive (Midbrain, Pons, Medulla)