The largest part of the brain; responsible for thinking, memory, emotions, senses, and voluntary movement.

Controls balance, coordination, posture, and fine motor movements.

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

Part of the brain stem that helps regulate breathing, sleep, and relays messages between brain parts.

Lowest part of the brain stem; controls vital involuntary actions like heartbeat, breathing, and blood pressure.

Processes sensory information such as touch, temperature, pain, and spatial awareness.

Responsible for vision and visual processing.

Involved in decision-making, personality, emotions, speech, and voluntary movement.

Processes hearing, language, memory, and emotions.

Area of the frontal lobe that controls voluntary muscle movements.

Area of the parietal lobe that receives and interprets sensory information from the body.

A thick band of nerve fibers that connects the left and right hemispheres of the brain.

The “master gland” of the endocrine system; releases hormones that control growth and other glands.

Acts as a relay station, sending sensory signals to the correct parts of the brain.

Maintains homeostasis by regulating temperature, hunger, thirst, hormones, and emotions.

Plays a key role in learning and forming new memories.

A thick band of nerve fibers that connects the left and right sides of the brain, allowing them to communicate.

A small gland in the brain that produces melatonin, which helps regulate sleep-wake cycles.

Often called the “master gland,” it controls other glands and regulates growth, metabolism, and hormones.

Acts like a relay station, sending sensory information (like sight, sound, touch) to the right part of the brain.

Part of the brainstem that helps control breathing, communication between brain parts, and movement.

The lowest part of the brainstem that controls automatic functions like heart rate, breathing, and blood pressure.

Part of the brainstem that helps with vision, hearing, motor control, and alertness.

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Term	Definition
Cerebrum	The largest part of the brain; responsible for thinking, memory, emotions, senses, and voluntary movement.
Cerebellum	Controls balance, coordination, posture, and fine motor movements.
Brain stem	Connects the brain to the spinal cord; controls basic life functions like breathing and heart rate.
Pons	Part of the brain stem that helps regulate breathing, sleep, and relays messages between brain parts.
Medulla oblongata	Lowest part of the brain stem; controls vital involuntary actions like heartbeat, breathing, and blood pressure.
Parietal lobe	Processes sensory information such as touch, temperature, pain, and spatial awareness.
Occipital lobe	Responsible for vision and visual processing.
Frontal lobe	Involved in decision-making, personality, emotions, speech, and voluntary movement.
Temporal lobe	Processes hearing, language, memory, and emotions.
Motor cortex	Area of the frontal lobe that controls voluntary muscle movements.
Sensory cortex	Area of the parietal lobe that receives and interprets sensory information from the body.
Corpus callosum	A thick band of nerve fibers that connects the left and right hemispheres of the brain.
Pituitary gland	The “master gland” of the endocrine system; releases hormones that control growth and other glands.
Thalamus	Acts as a relay station, sending sensory signals to the correct parts of the brain.
Hypothalamus	Maintains homeostasis by regulating temperature, hunger, thirst, hormones, and emotions.
Hippocampus	Plays a key role in learning and forming new memories.
Corpus Callosum	A thick band of nerve fibers that connects the left and right sides of the brain, allowing them to communicate.
Pineal Gland	A small gland in the brain that produces melatonin, which helps regulate sleep-wake cycles.
Pituitary Gland	Often called the “master gland,” it controls other glands and regulates growth, metabolism, and hormones.
Thalamus	Acts like a relay station, sending sensory information (like sight, sound, touch) to the right part of the brain.
Pons	Part of the brainstem that helps control breathing, communication between brain parts, and movement.
Medulla Oblongata	The lowest part of the brainstem that controls automatic functions like heart rate, breathing, and blood pressure.
Midbrain	Part of the brainstem that helps with vision, hearing, motor control, and alertness.

Created by: Charlotte S.

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