Biomed - brain

Frontal lobe

Accesses long-term memory from the hippocampus 

Controls consciousness and self-awareness

Amygdala

Controls fear and anger

Hypothalamus

Controls hunger and thirst

Occipital lobe

Controls sight and vision

Sensory cortex

Controls touch

Gyrus

Convoluted ridge between anatomical grooves

Cerebellum

Dorsal projection of brain; controls muscle coordination

Limbic system

Group of structures of the brain that are concerned with emotion and motivation

Temporal lobe

Inferior lobe of the cerebrum; specific activities: hearing and short-term memory

Processes hearing

Medulla oblongata

Inferior portion of the brain stem

Wernicke’s area

Language understanding

Hippocampus

Long term memory

Brainstem

Regulates reflexes and involuntary actions

Thalamus

Relays motor and sensory signals to cerebral cortex

Sulcus

Shallow furrow on the surface of the brain

Parietal lobe

Sides of the superior part of the cerebrum

Broca’s area

Speech production

Pons

Superior portion of the brain stem