Parts of the Brain (lobes and functions)

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Frontal Lobe

Speech, Problem Solving, Planning, Decision Making, Emotional Control

<p>Speech, Problem Solving, Planning, Decision Making, Emotional Control</p>
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Temporal Lobe

Hearing, Memory, Speech

<p>Hearing, Memory, Speech</p>
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Parietal Lobe

Taste, Touch, Movement

<p>Taste, Touch, Movement</p>
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Occipital Lobe

Vision

<p>Vision</p>
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Cerebellum

Balance, Movement, Posture

<p>Balance, Movement, Posture</p>
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Primary Motor Cortex (primary motor area)

Muscular Control, Coordination

<p>Muscular Control, Coordination</p>
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Primary Somatosensory Cortex (primary sensory area)

Sense of Touch

<p>Sense of Touch</p>
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Hypothalamus

Hunger, Thrist, Body Temperature, Circadian Rhythms

<p>Hunger, Thrist, Body Temperature, Circadian Rhythms</p>
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Thalamus

Emotion, Information processing

<p>Emotion, Information processing</p>
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Hippocampus

Long Term Memory

<p>Long Term Memory</p>
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Midbrain

Information relay to forebrain, wakefulness, drowsiness, involuntary movements

<p>Information relay to forebrain, wakefulness, drowsiness, involuntary movements</p>
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Pons

Regulation of Breathing

<p>Regulation of Breathing</p>
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Medulla Oblongata

Heart Rate, Involuntary Swallowing, Digestion, Breathing, Sleep

<p>Heart Rate, Involuntary Swallowing, Digestion, Breathing, Sleep</p>
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Cerebrum

Higher reasoning

<p>Higher reasoning</p>
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Brain Stem

Controls the flow of messages between the brain and the rest of the body AND Controls basic body functions (such as breathing, swallowing, heart rate, blood pressure, consciousness, and whether one is awake or sleepy.)

<p>Controls the flow of messages between the brain and the rest of the body AND Controls basic body functions (such as breathing, swallowing, heart rate, blood pressure, consciousness, and whether one is awake or sleepy.)</p>
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Pituitary Gland

Produce prolactin AND Secretes hormones that act on the adrenal glands, thyroid gland, ovaries and testes, which in turn produce other hormones.

<p>Produce prolactin AND Secretes hormones that act on the adrenal glands, thyroid gland, ovaries and testes, which in turn produce other hormones.</p>
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Spinal Cord

Connects the brain to nerves throughout the body.

<p>Connects the brain to nerves throughout the body.</p>
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Corpus Callosum

Connects the left and right sides of the brain allowing for communication between both hemispheres.

<p>Connects the left and right sides of the brain allowing for communication between both hemispheres.</p>