Brain Anatomy

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Frontal Lobe

Planning, Personality, motor cortex

<p>Planning, Personality, motor cortex</p>
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Parietal Lobe

Sense of touch

<p>Sense of touch</p>
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Lateral Fissure

divides frontal and temporal lobe

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Temporal Lobe

Hearing

<p>Hearing</p>
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Occipital Lobe

vision

<p>vision</p>
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longitudinal fissure

divides left and right side of brain

<p>divides left and right side of brain</p>
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central sulcus

divides frontal and parietal

<p>divides frontal and parietal</p>
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precentral gyrus

contains primary motor cortex

<p>contains primary motor cortex</p>
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postcentral gyrus

contains primary somatosensory cortex

<p>contains primary somatosensory cortex</p>
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Broca's area

production of language

<p>production of language</p>
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Wernicke's area

understanding language

<p>understanding language</p>
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Olfactory bulbs

smell

<p>smell</p>
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Optic nerves

vision sensory

<p>vision sensory</p>
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Optic chiasma

where vision comes in

<p>where vision comes in</p>
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Mammillary bodies

memory

<p>memory</p>
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Corpus Callosum

white matter that connects left and right brain

<p>white matter that connects left and right brain</p>
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Fornix

passage for memory

<p>passage for memory</p>
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septum pellucidum

separates left and right ventricles

<p>separates left and right ventricles</p>
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Thalamus

relay station for sensory information

<p>relay station for sensory information</p>
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intermediate mass

connects left and right brain for thalamus

<p>connects left and right brain for thalamus</p>
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Hypothalamus

homeostasis, hunger, thirst

<p>homeostasis, hunger, thirst</p>
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Infundibulum

connects hypothalamus and pituitary gland

<p>connects hypothalamus and pituitary gland</p>
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Pituitary gland

endocrine gland in brain

<p>endocrine gland in brain</p>
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Pineal Gland

release melatonin

<p>release melatonin</p>
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Corpora Quadrigemina

reflex for vision and hearing

<p>reflex for vision and hearing</p>
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Superior colliculi

Eye reflexes

<p>Eye reflexes</p>
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Inferior Colliculi

auditory reflexes

<p>auditory reflexes</p>
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Pons

bridge to cerebellum

<p>bridge to cerebellum</p>
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Medulla Oblongata

homeostasis, heart-rate, breathing

<p>homeostasis, heart-rate, breathing</p>
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Cerebellum

Balance, posture

<p>Balance, posture</p>
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Arbor Vitae

white matter

<p>white matter</p>
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