Brain Parts
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dancebaby8284 on November 10, 2009
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18 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 sensory cortex | registers and processes body sensations |
| motor cortex | initiates movement |
| amygdala | influences fear and aggression |
| cerebellum | coordinates balance and posture |
| thalamus | routes sensory information from the body to the different parts of the brain, often called the sensory switch board |
| wernicke's area | helps you comprehend what people are saying |
| hypothalamus | 5FS: fight, flight, feeding, fahrenheit, sexual activity |
| corpus callosum | band of fibers that connects the 2 hemispheres |
| limbic system | associated with emotions such as fear and aggression and drives. it holds the hippocampus, amygdala, and hypothalamus |
| pons | sits on the top of the brain stem and helps regulate sleep |
| reticular formation | plays important role in arousal |
| frontal lobe | associated with reasoning, planning, parts of speech, movement, emotions, and problem solving |
| occipital lobe | receives visual information |
| temporal lobe | receives auditory information |
| hippocampus | long term memory |
| broca's area | directs muscle movements involved in speech |
| medulla oblangata | regulates breathing and heartbeat |
| parietal lobe | associated with movement, orientation, recognition, and perception of stimuli |
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