C2: The Brain
Control center for the body.
Manages many functions, such as breathing, moving, and seeing.
Also controls thinking, emotions, and behavior.
Each area of the brain manages different functions, but sometimes there is overlaps that more than one location controls a function.
Forebrain
The two hemispheres of the cerebral cortex are part of the forebrain, which is the largest part of the brain.
Contains the cerebral cortex and a number of other structures that lie beneath the cortex (called subcortical structures): thalamus, hypothalamus, ampituiray glands and the limbic system.
Associated with higher level processes.
Brain
Frontal lobe → problem-solving, judgment , inhibition, personality, emotional traits, language production, motor planning.
Temporal lobe → understanding language, organization and sequencing, information retrieval, musical awareness, memory , hearing, learning, feelings.
Parietal lobe → sense of touch, taste, smell, spatial and visual perception, academic skills, math calculation, reading, and writing.
Occipital lobe → visual perception, visual interpretation, reading.
Cerebellum → coordination, balance and equilibirum.
Brain stem → sense of balance, reflexes,breathing, digestion
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