Parts of the Brain

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Personality, Problem Solving, Planning, Decision Making, Emotional Control, some speech

Frontal lobe

<p>Frontal lobe</p>
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Hearing, Memory, Speech

Temporal lobe

<p>Temporal lobe</p>
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Sensation, Taste, Touch, Movement

Parietal lobe

<p>Parietal lobe</p>
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Vision

Ocipital lobe

<p>Ocipital lobe</p>
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Balance, Movement, Posture

Cerebellum

<p>Cerebellum</p>
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Primary Motor Cortex

Muscular Control, Coordination, located in the frontal lobe

<p>Muscular Control, Coordination, located in the frontal lobe</p>
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Primary Somatosensory Cortex

Sense of Touch, located in the parietal lobe

<p>Sense of Touch, located in the parietal lobe</p>
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Frontal Lobe

Label A

<p>Label A</p>
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Parietal Lobe

Label B

<p>Label B</p>
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Occipital Lobe

Label C

<p>Label C</p>
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Cerebellum

Label D

<p>Label D</p>
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Temporal Lobe

Label G

<p>Label G</p>
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Brain stem

F and E

<p>F and E</p>
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Cerebrum

all the lobes of the brain

<p>all the lobes of the brain</p>
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Corpus Callosum

joins the two hemispheres

<p>joins the two hemispheres</p>
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right hemisphere

associated with creativity, imagination, music, and spatial awareness

<p>associated with creativity, imagination, music, and spatial awareness</p>
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left hemisphere

associated with logic, reason, numbers, and science abilities

<p>associated with logic, reason, numbers, and science abilities</p>
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cerebral cortex

the outer layer of the cerebrum; wrinkly part composed of gray matter

<p>the outer layer of the cerebrum; wrinkly part composed of gray matter</p>
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myelin sheath

part of the neuron which surrounds the axon

<p>part of the neuron which surrounds the axon</p>
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dendrites

part of the neuron which receives information

<p>part of the neuron which receives information</p>
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axon

long stem of the neuron

<p>long stem of the neuron</p>
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synaptic terminal

part of the neuron which sends out information

<p>part of the neuron which sends out information</p>
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nucleus

located in the center of the cell body

<p>located in the center of the cell body</p>
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RAS (reticular activating system)

regulates level of wakefulness or arousal

<p>regulates level of wakefulness or arousal</p>
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medulla oblongata

Part of the brainstem that controls vital life-sustaining functions such as heartbeat, breathing, blood pressure, and digestion.

<p>Part of the brainstem that controls vital life-sustaining functions such as heartbeat, breathing, blood pressure, and digestion.</p>
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pons

A brain structure that relays information from the cerebellum to the rest of the brain

<p>A brain structure that relays information from the cerebellum to the rest of the brain</p>
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brain stem

Connects the brain and spinal cord

<p>Connects the brain and spinal cord</p>
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neurons

Individual cells in the nervous system that receive, integrate, and transmit information.

<p>Individual cells in the nervous system that receive, integrate, and transmit information.</p>