Brain anatomy

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Frontal Lobe

Name the region; be specific. problem solving and planning

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Parietal Lobe

Name the region; be specific. touch, speech words for thought

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Temporal Lobe

Name the region; be specific., hearing, smell, fear

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Occipital Lobe

Name the region; be specific., sight, vision, memory of things seen

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Corpus Callosum

Name the structure., bundle of nerves that connect the right and left hemispher

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Thalamus

Name the structure., relay station for sensory impulses

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Hypothalamus

Name the structure., maintain homeostasis

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Pituitary Gland

Name the structure., hormone control center

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Pineal Gland

Name the structure; be specific., controls your biorhythms

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Pons

Name the structure; be specific., bridge between cranial nerves

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Medulla Oblongata

Name the structure; be specific., maintains all vital activities

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Cerebellum

Name the entire struction, maintain vital activities

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optic chiasma

Name the structure, bundle of nerves for sight

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sulcus

tiny groove

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fissure

deep groove

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gyrus

fold in the brain

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convolution

many folds

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grey matter

no myelin

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white matter

lots of myelin

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epilepsy

sudden surges of disorganized impulses

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alzheimers

steady deterioration of the brain function and memory

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stroke

interruption of blood flow in the brain

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glioblastoma

Invasive brain tumor that has "fingers"