Brain Anatomy

Frontal Lobe

Planning, Personality, motor cortex

Parietal Lobe

Sense of touch

Lateral Fissure

divides frontal and temporal lobe

Temporal Lobe

Hearing

Occipital Lobe

vision

longitudinal fissure

divides left and right side of brain

central sulcus

divides frontal and parietal

precentral gyrus

contains primary motor cortex

postcentral gyrus

contains primary somatosensory cortex

Broca's area

production of language

Wernicke's area

understanding language

Olfactory bulbs

smell

Optic nerves

vision sensory

Optic chiasma

where vision comes in

Mammillary bodies

memory

Corpus Callosum

white matter that connects left and right brain

Fornix

passage for memory

septum pellucidum

separates left and right ventricles

Thalamus

relay station for sensory information

intermediate mass

connects left and right brain for thalamus

Hypothalamus

homeostasis, hunger, thirst

Infundibulum

connects hypothalamus and pituitary gland

Pituitary gland

endocrine gland in brain

Pineal Gland

release melatonin

Corpora Quadrigemina

reflex for vision and hearing

Superior colliculi

Eye reflexes

Inferior Colliculi

auditory reflexes

Pons

bridge to cerebellum

Medulla Oblongata

homeostasis, heart-rate, breathing

Cerebellum

Balance, posture

Arbor Vitae

white matter