brain regions

frontal lobes

what lobe controlling personality, regulating body movements

primary motor cortex (precentral gyrus)

FRONTAL LOBE contains motor neurons that tell spinal cord cells to make skeletal muscle movement

premotor cortex

FRONTAL LOBE responsible for planning movements

frontal eye fields

FRONTAL LOBE move eyes toward visual stimuli

broca’s area

FRONTAL LOBE production of language, controls movement responsible for speech

prefrontal cortex

FRONTAL LOBE personality, short term memory, consciousness, planning, decision making, socially acceptable behavior

parietal lobes

what lobe detects and interprets sensations

primary somatosensory cortex

PARIETAL LOBE where sensations of touch, pressure, pain, body position, and movement are processed

temporal lobes

what lobe function in processing sounds and smells, and plays role in memory and comprehension and pronunciation of words

wernickes area

TEMPORAL LOBE involved in language comprehension

auditory cortex

TEMPORAL LOBE interpreting auditory input by its pitch, loudness, and location

auditory association area

TEMPORAL LOBE responsible form ore complex auditory info, as well as storing memories of sound

olfactory cortex

TEMPORAL LOBE responsible for receiving and processing smells

occipital lobes

what lobe receiving and processing visual input from the retinas

visual cortex

OCCIPITAL LOBES responsible for receiving, segmenting, and integrating visual input from the retinas to and it elsewhere in the brain for interpretation

visual association area

OCCIPITAL LOBES responsible for recognition, understanding, and memory of visual stimuli

insula

what lobe receives and processes sight and taste , and in memory and higher level cognition

gustatory cortex

INSULA interprets intensity, quality, and effective value of gustatory input

thalamus

DIENCEPHALON acts as relay center, sends incoming info to cerebral cortex or other parts of the brain

pineal gland

which gland is connected to thalamus, responsible for production and secretion of melatonin

hypothalamus

DIENCEPHALON boss of autonomic nervous system, controls release of hormones, plays important role in limbic system

pituitary gland

what gland is the endocrine system gland controlled by hypothalamus, secretes growth hormone, oxytocin, and antidiuretic hormone

midbrain

what area is superior region of brain stem, integrates sensory info and relays it up to the thalamus

corpora quadrigemina

what structure is located on the posterior surface of the midbrain, contains reflex centers for visual and auditory reflexes

pons

what structure is in brainstem, links cerebellum to cerebrum, responsible for control over breathing

medulla oblongata

what structure is most inferior region of brain stem, where decussation occurs, responsible for regulation over blood pressure, heart rate, and swallowing

pyramids

what structure is in medulla oblongata, where decussation of ascending and descending tracts occur

cerebellum

what structure is called the little Brian, responsible for coordinating movements, also aids in muscle memory

diencephalon

what brain region is the pituitary gland most closely associated with

left frontal lobe

in what regoin of the brain would you find broca’s area

frontal lobes

in what lobe of the brain would you find the prefrontal cortex

frontal lobes

in what region of the brain would you find the premotor cortex

occipital lobes

in what region of the brain would you find the visual cortex

temporal lobes

in what region of the brain would you find the olfactory cortex

insula

in what region of the brain would you find the gustatory cortex

diencephalon

in what region of the brain would you find the thalamus

frontal lobes

in what region of the brain would you find the frontal eye fields

occipital lobes

in what region of the brain would you find the visual association area

brainstem

in what region of the brain would you find the midbrain

temporal lobes

in what region of the brain would you find the auditory cortex

temporal lobes

in what region of the brain would you find the auditory association area

parietal lobes

in what lobe of the brain would you find the primary somatosensory cortex

brainstem

in what region of the brain would you find the corpora quadrigemina

frontal lobes

in what region of the Brian would you find the primary motor cortex

brainstem

in what region of the brain would you find the medulla oblongata

brainstem

in what region of the brain would you find the pyramids

brainstem

in what region of the brain would you find the pons

left temporal lobe

in what region of the brain would you find Wernicke’s area