PLTW HBS Unit 2 Brain Structures & Functions

Frontal Lobe

Happiness, Reasoning, Long-term memory, Problem-solving

Parietal Lobe

Bodily Sensation (touch, temperature, and pain), Taste

Broca’s Area (Frontal Lobe)

Speech Production

Olfactory Bulb (Frontal Lobe)

Smell

Temporal Lobe

Language Understanding, Hearing

Cerebellum

Muscle Coordination, Balance

Occipital Lobe

Vision

Motor Cortex (frontal lobe)

Movement

Sensory cortex (parietal lobe)

Registers and processes body touch & movement sensations

Corpus Callosum

Connects left & right hemispheres

Thalamus

Relays information; processes movement and sensory info (except smell), connects higher and lower areas

Medulla

Heartbeat, breathing, reflexes, blood pressure regulation

Hypothalamus

Thirst & Hunger, Smell

Amygdala

Happiness, Stress (fight or flight)

Pituitary Gland

Produce & release hormones, plays a role in stress

Pons

Breathing, sleep and arousal

Hippocampus

Long-term memory

Pineal Gland

Sleeping and waking