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