Brain Anatomy
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Frontal Lobe
Planning, Personality, motor cortex
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Parietal Lobe
Sense of touch
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Lateral Fissure
divides frontal and temporal lobe
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Temporal Lobe
Hearing
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Occipital Lobe
vision
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longitudinal fissure
divides left and right side of brain
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central sulcus
divides frontal and parietal
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precentral gyrus
contains primary motor cortex
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postcentral gyrus
contains primary somatosensory cortex
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Broca's area
production of language
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Wernicke's area
understanding language
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Olfactory bulbs
smell
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Optic nerves
vision sensory
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Optic chiasma
where vision comes in
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Mammillary bodies
memory
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Corpus Callosum
white matter that connects left and right brain
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Fornix
passage for memory
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septum pellucidum
separates left and right ventricles
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Thalamus
relay station for sensory information
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intermediate mass
connects left and right brain for thalamus
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Hypothalamus
homeostasis, hunger, thirst
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Infundibulum
connects hypothalamus and pituitary gland
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Pituitary gland
endocrine gland in brain
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Pineal Gland
release melatonin
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Corpora Quadrigemina
reflex for vision and hearing
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Superior colliculi
Eye reflexes
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Inferior Colliculi
auditory reflexes
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Pons
bridge to cerebellum
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Medulla Oblongata
homeostasis, heart-rate, breathing
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Cerebellum
Balance, posture
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Arbor Vitae
white matter
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