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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| nervous system sends and receives messages to and from the body? | central nervous system |
| which system in the nervous system is in charge of voluntary movements? | somatic nervous system |
| system takes care of your breathing, digestion and keeps your heart beating without you having to think about? | autonomic nervous system |
| which part of the nervous system makes the decisions? | frontal lobe |
| cerebrum | higher order function |
| frontal lobe | reasoning, problem solving |
| broca's area | speech production |
| motor cortex | movement |
| parietal lobe | body sensation |
| sensory cortex | sensations |
| occipital lobe | vision |
| temporal lobe | hearing |
| wernick's area | language understanding |
| cerebellum | muscle coordination, balance |
| brain stem | breathing |
| midbrain | motor movement |
| pons | blood pressure regulation |
| medulla oblongata | breathing |
| corpus callosun | connects the two hemispheres |
| limbic system | automatic function |
| amydala | happiness, anger |
| thalamus | smell |
| hypothalamus | thirst and huger, sleeping and walking |
| pituitary | produces hormones |
| hippocampus | long-term memory |
| gyrus | thick part of brain |
| sulcus | grooves in the brain |