The structure of the brain.
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each of the black spaces below before clicking
on it to display the answer.
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| cerebrum | The largest part of the brain, This is separated into two pairs called the Cerebral hemispheres. All conscious activities controlled by this.
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| Brain stem | sit mostly inside the brain. At the base it turns into the spinal cord. This is made up of three parts:The medulla, the pons and the midbrain.
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| Medulla | Found at the bottom of brain stem, controls automatic functions such as respiration and digestive system.
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| Pons | assists in automatic functions, such as breathing also controls sleep and arousal.
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| Midbrain | Contains areas that receive and process sensory information such as movement and vision.
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| Thalamus | processes and carries messages for sensory information sent from ears,nose, eyes and skin to the cortex.
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| Hypothalamus | Primarily responsible for homeostasis.
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| Homeostasis | is the maintenance of a constant body condition, such as maintaining a constant heart rate, body temp and sleeping patter and many other things. The Hypothalamus is responsible for this.
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| Pituitary gland | Controls hormone production, is the size of a pea and sits under the hypothalamus.
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| Frontal lobes | located at the front of the brain, its functional are emotions, reasoning, movement and problem solving.
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| Parietal lobe | behind frontal lobe, manages perception of senses, including taste, pain pressure, temperature and touch.
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| temporal lobe | located in the region near your ears. It is concerned with recognition of sounds and smells.
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| Occipital lobe | very back of the brain, responsible for various aspects of vision.
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