Parts of the brain

Frontal Lobe

Lobe at the front of the cerebrum. Mostly plan actions and show social and emotional behavior. Gives one self-awareness.

Parietal Lobe

Lobe at the upper middle of the cerebrum. Contains the area where feeling sensations are processed.

Temporal Lobe

Lobe at the lower sides of the cerebrum. Contains areas important to hearing and understanding speech.

Occipital Lobe

Lobe at the back of the cerebrum. contains areas important to vision.

Medulla

Controls vital reflexes. Regulation of breathing, heart rate and blood pressure.

Cerebellum

Control of finely coordinated movements. Coordination center, voluntary movement and balance. "Small brain."

Cerebrum

Higher level breain functions; thoughts, emotions, memory, reasoning, language, and processing of sensory information.

Brain Stem

Connection to spinal cord. Filters information flow between peripheral nervous system and the rest of the brain.

Cerebellum p

Cerebrum p

Frontal Lobe p

Medulla p

Occipital Lobe p

Parietal Lobe p

Brain Stem p

temporal Lobe p