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Brain Structure!
This will cover our Unit on Structure, Function and Information Processing
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Cerebellum | coordinates muscle movements, posture and balance |
| Brainstem | connects the brain to the spinal cord. breathing, heart rate,blood pressure |
| Right Brain | Controls the left side of your body |
| Left Brain | Controls the right side of your body. |
| Frontal Lobe | in the front, personality, behavior, emotions, judgement, planning, problem solving |
| Temporal Lobe | On both sides of your brain by your temple. Understanding Language, memory, hearing, sequencing and organizing. |
| Parietal Lobe | Interprets language, words, sense of touch, pain and temperature. |
| Occipital Lobe | interprets vision color, light, movement. |
| Pituitary Gland | bone and muscle growth, secrets hormones for growth |
| Neuron | helps with sending messages throughout your brain |
| Dendrite | root like system that helps in receiving messages from other neurons |
| CNS | Central Nervous System, Brain and Spinal Cord |
| PNS | Peripheral Nervous System, sends messages from the ends of your body to the CNS |