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Hindbrain

Coordinates info. in & out of the spinal cord

Somatosensory Cortex

Sense of touch

Hippocampus

The long term memory

Amygdala

Regulates emotional responses

Occipital Lobe

Vision

Parietal Lobe

Taste, touch, movement

Association Areas

Contains Broca's Area and Wernicke's Area

Temporal Lobe

Hearing, memory, speech

Limbic System

Emotional drives

Medulla

Heart rate, involuntary swallowing, digestion, breathing

Midbrain

Hearing and sight

Thalamus

Emotion, info processing

Broca's Area

Responsible for language production

Cerebellum

(Little brain) - balance, movement, posture

Pons

Regulation of breathing/sleep

Reticular Formation

Controls consciousness/alertness

Frontal Lobe

Speech, problem solving, planning, emotional control

Hypothalamus

Hunger, thirst, body temperature

Corpus Callosum

Tissue that connects both brain hemispheres

Motor Cortex (Motor Strip)

Coordination, muscle control

Pituitary Gland

Secretes the growth hormones

Cerebrum

Largest part of the brain; responsible for higher order cognitive functions

Wernicke's Area

Responsible for language comprehension

Basal Ganglia

Cluster of nuclei that regulate voluntary motor movements

Cerebral Hemispheres

Two halves of the brain's cerebrum; left controls right side of body and is associated with music and spatial ability; right controls left side and is associated with speech, writing, and arithmetic