AP PSYCH U1 Brain

hindbrain

breathing, sleeping, arousal, coordination, and balance. on bottom

midbrain

controls movement and transmits information of the hearing and seeing. on middle

forebrain

cognitive activities, sensory, voluntary movement. on top

brainstem

the most central part. part of midbrain

thalamus

a junction that receives information from all senses except smell and reroutes it to the proper brain region. part of the forebrain and limbic system

cerebellum

coordination of voluntary movement and learning

limbic system

emotions, memories, and drives

amygdala

enables agression and fear. part of limbic system

hypothalamus

controls hunger, thirst, body temperature to make sure our body is in homeostasis. below thalamus

hipppocampus

memories

cerebrum

enables perceiving, thinking, and speaking and comes in two hemispheres

cerebral cortex

a wrinkly surface layer of neural cells

frontal lobe

behind the forehead ends at motor cortex. planning, judgement, brocha’s area building words/speech.

parietal loves

in the middle near the back. begins at somatosensory cortex.

occipital lobes

at back of head. vision

temporal lobes

above the ears. wernicke’s area and hearing.

medulla

bloodflow and breathing

reticular formation

arousal

pituitary gland

master gland of endocrine system that controls growth hormone.

corpus callosum

the structure that connects two brain hemispheres. is severed to prevent seizures caused by bouncing signals between hemispheres.