The biggest part of the brain; responsible for thinking, learning, a memory, emotions, and voluntary movement.

Controls balance, coordination, and fine motor skills.

Connects the brain to the spinal cord; controls automatic life functions like breathing and heart rate.

Part of the brain stem; helps regulate breathing and is involved in sleep and relaying messages.

Controls vital involuntary functions like breathing, heart rate, and blood pressure.

Processes touch, temperature, pain, and helps with spatial awareness.

Controls decision-making, planning, personality, movement, and problem-solving.

Handles hearing, language, and memory.

controls voluntary muscle movements

Sensory Cortex (Somatosensory Cortex)

Processes information about touch, pressure, pain, and temperature.

A large bundle of nerve fibers that connects the left and right hemispheres of the brain.

The "master gland"; releases hormones that control growth, metabolism, and other glands in the body.

The brain's relay station; sends sensory information (except smell) to the correct brain areas.

Important for forming new memories and learning.

Central Nervous System (CNS)

The main control system of the body; made up of the brain and spinal cord.

The organ that controls thoughts, memory, emotions, movement, and body functions.

A long bundle of nerves that sends messages between the brain and the rest of the body.

Peripheral Nervous System (PNS)

All the nerves outside the brain and spinal cord; connects the CNS to the body.

A network of nerves that controls the shoulder, arm, and hand.

A nerve that runs down the arm to the hand; controls the pinky and ring finger.

A nerve that controls movement and feeling in the back of the arm and hand.

A nerve that controls the thumb, index, and middle fingers; important for hand movement.

The largest nerve in the body; runs from the lower back down the legs.

Responsible for understanding spoken and written language.

Responsible for producing speech and forming words.

Raised folds on the surface of the brain.

Grooves or indentations between gyri.

anger and fear, fight or flight

temperature, hunger, thirst, hormones

A group of structures involved in emotion, motivation, and memory.

Connects the left and right hemispheres of the brain.

Releases melatonin; controls sleep-wake cycles.

Controls reflexes related to vision and hearing.

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brain terms

Question	Answer
Cerebrum	The biggest part of the brain; responsible for thinking, learning, a memory, emotions, and voluntary movement.
Cerebellum	Controls balance, coordination, and fine motor skills.
Brain Stem	Connects the brain to the spinal cord; controls automatic life functions like breathing and heart rate.
Pons	Part of the brain stem; helps regulate breathing and is involved in sleep and relaying messages.
Medulla Oblongata	Controls vital involuntary functions like breathing, heart rate, and blood pressure.
Parietal Lobe	Processes touch, temperature, pain, and helps with spatial awareness.
Occipital Lobe	vision
Frontal Lobe	Controls decision-making, planning, personality, movement, and problem-solving.
Temporal Lobe	Handles hearing, language, and memory.
Motor Cortex	controls voluntary muscle movements
Sensory Cortex (Somatosensory Cortex)	Processes information about touch, pressure, pain, and temperature.
Corpus Callosum	A large bundle of nerve fibers that connects the left and right hemispheres of the brain.
Pituitary Gland	The "master gland"; releases hormones that control growth, metabolism, and other glands in the body.
Thalamus	The brain's relay station; sends sensory information (except smell) to the correct brain areas.
Hippocampus	Important for forming new memories and learning.
Central Nervous System (CNS)	The main control system of the body; made up of the brain and spinal cord.
Brain	The organ that controls thoughts, memory, emotions, movement, and body functions.
Spinal Cord	A long bundle of nerves that sends messages between the brain and the rest of the body.
Peripheral Nervous System (PNS)	All the nerves outside the brain and spinal cord; connects the CNS to the body.
Brachial Plexus	A network of nerves that controls the shoulder, arm, and hand.
Ulnar Nerve	A nerve that runs down the arm to the hand; controls the pinky and ring finger.
Radial Nerve	A nerve that controls movement and feeling in the back of the arm and hand.
Median Nerve	A nerve that controls the thumb, index, and middle fingers; important for hand movement.
Sciatic Nerve	The largest nerve in the body; runs from the lower back down the legs.
Wernicke’s Area	Responsible for understanding spoken and written language.
Broca’s Area	Responsible for producing speech and forming words.
Gyrus / Gyri	Raised folds on the surface of the brain.
Sulcus / Sulci	Grooves or indentations between gyri.
amygdala	anger and fear, fight or flight
hypothalmus	temperature, hunger, thirst, hormones
Olfactory Bulbs	Process smell information.
Limbic System	A group of structures involved in emotion, motivation, and memory.
corpus callosum	Connects the left and right hemispheres of the brain.
Pineal Gland	Releases melatonin; controls sleep-wake cycles.
mid brain	Controls reflexes related to vision and hearing.

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