Brain Lobes and Brain Structures ",

Vocabulary flashcards covering the major brain lobes and structures mentioned in the lecture notes.

Frontal Lobe

Responsible for planning, decision-making, problem-solving, voluntary movement, and personality.

Parietal Lobe

Processes touch, temperature, pressure, and pain (somatosensory cortex).

Occipital Lobe

Responsible for vision; located at the back of the brain.

Temporal Lobe

Responsible for hearing, memory, and language comprehension.

Medulla

Controls vital reflexes such as heartbeat, breathing, swallowing, and other life-sustaining functions.

Cerebellum

Coordinates balance, posture, and voluntary movements; involved in motor learning.

Thalamus

Acts as a relay station, directing sensory information to the correct brain areas.

Hypothalamus

Regulates hunger, thirst, body temperature, and pleasure; linked with hormones.

Amygdala

Processes emotions such as fear, anger, and aggression.

Hippocampus

Forms and stores new memories.

Corpus Callosum

Bundle of nerve fibers that connects the left and right hemispheres of the brain.

Pituitary Gland

The 'master gland'; controls hormones and regulates other glands.