| Question |
Answer |
| Pituitary Gland |
Regulates other endocrine glands |
| Hypothalamus |
Regulates fear, thirst, sex-drive, aggression |
| Corpus Callosum |
Connects left and right hemispheres of brain |
| Cerebral Cortex |
Controls complex thoughts, stores memories |
| Thalamus |
Relays info from sensory organs to cerebral cortex |
| Hippocampus |
Forms long-term memories, helps remember, plays role in emotions |
| Cerebellum |
Controls balance, maintains muscle coordination |
| Recticular Formation |
Nerves running from hindbrain through midbrain to cerebral cortex, controlling arousal and attention |
| Amygdala |
Responsible for fear responses and memory of fear |
| Medulla |
Nerves cross from one side of the body to the opposite side of the brain |
| Pons |
Relays messages between the cerebellum and cortex... Sleep and dreaming |
| Parietal Lobes |
Touch, temp, body position |
| Temporal Lobes |
Auditory, language |
| Frontal Lobes |
Planning, personality, memory storage, complex decision making |
| Occipital Lobes |
Processes visual info from eyes |
| Cortex |
"Rind", outer-covering packed of neurons |
| Right Cerebral Hemisphere |
Processes info globally, emotional expression, spatial perception, face recognition (as well as patterns, melodies and emotions) |
| Left Cerebral Hemisphere |
Language, writing, logical thought, info processed sequentially |
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