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Psychology Vocab
Define each given term, try your best and beat the clock!
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Brain | an organ of soft nerve tissue located in the skull |
| Brain Stem | the trunk of the brain going towards the spinal cord |
| Frontal Lobe | behind the forehead, including areas concerned with behavior, learning, personality, and voluntary movement. |
| Parietal Lobe | top of the head, including areas concerned with the reception and correlation of sensory information. |
| Temporal Lobe | beneath the temples, including areas concerned with the understanding of speech. |
| Occipital Lobe | rearmost lobe in each cerebral hemisphere of the brain, including areas concerned with visual cortex. |
| Cerebral Cortex | composed of folded gray matter and playing an important role in consciousness. |
| Cerebellum | the part of the brain at the back of the skull in vertebrates, function is to coordinate and regulate muscular activity. |
| Skull | a framework of bone or cartilage enclosing the brain of a vertebrate. |
| Neuron | a nerve cell. |