Carries optic messages from the eyes to occipital lobe
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Midbrain
Front
Located between the hindbrain and the forebrain, involved with vision and hearing
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Medulla
Front
Involved with vital functions such as heart rate, blood pressure and breathing
Back
Corpus Callosum
Front
Area responsible for communication between both hemispheres (looks like hearing aid)
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Thalamus
Front
A "relay station" for sensory information
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Longitudinal Fissure
Front
Separation between the two cerebral hemispheres (line)
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Spinal Cord
Front
Distributes motor axons to the effector organs of the body (glands and muscles) and collects somatosensory information to be passed on to brain.
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Hypothalamus
Front
Regulates body temperature, hunger, thirst, and sexual behavior
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Parietal Lobe
Front
A region of the cerebral cortex whose functions include processing information about touch. (Ability to hold an egg without crushing it)
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Cerebrum
Front
Responsible for complex thoughts, emotions, and motor functions
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Brain Stem
Front
"Neuron Highway" linking the brain with the rest of the body
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Pons
Front
Regulates deep sleep, posture, swallowing, bladder, taste, respiration, facial expression, and facial sensation
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Arbor Vitae
Front
White areas of the cerebellum that convey nerve impulses to and from the cerebellum (white flower branches)
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Pituitary Gland
Front
The "master gland," secretes hormones which regulate other glands in the body
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Cerebral Cortex
Front
Surface of the cerebrum, involved with thinking, memory, language, emotions, motor functions, and more
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Transverse Fissure
Front
Divides the cerebrum from the cerebellum (natural division/groove creating different regions of the brain)
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Olfactory Bulb
Front
Area of brain that processes sense of smell
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Sulcus
Front
The folds or depressions of the cerebrum
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Frontal Lobe
Front
A region of the cerebral cortex that has specialized areas for movement, abstract thinking, planning, memory, and judgement
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Gyrus
Front
The various ridges of the cerebrum
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Cerebellar Hemisphere
Front
Left/Right Brain. Each receives information and controls the contralateral body part, called the hemifield. That is, the right cerebral hemisphere controls the left hemifield and the left cerebral hemisphere controls the right hemifield.
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Optic Chiasm
Front
The crossing of the optic nerves from the two eyes at the base of the brain
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Cerebellum
Front
Helps with balance and coordination
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Occipital Lobe
Front
The occipital lobes receive and interpret visual information.
