helps coordinate and regulate a wide range of functions and processes in both your brain and body

the point where your brain and spinal cord connect part of your CNS

the part of the brainstem that links the medulla oblongata and the thalamus.

to control vital involuntary bodily functions essential for survival

major sensory processing hub for your brain. It also combines information from multiple senses into a usable form

The occipital lobe processes what your eyes see.

It manages thoughts, emotions and personality. It also controls muscle movements

major part of processing input from multiple senses, as well as for how you store and retrieve memories, experience emotions and more.

sends signals to direct the body's movement.

in charge of processing and interpreting sensory stimulus

corpus callosum is a bundle of nerve fibers that allow your brain's left and right hemispheres to communicate.

releases several important hormones and controls the function of many other endocrine system glands.

relay motor and sensory signals to the cerebral cortex. It also regulates sleep, alertness, and wakefulness.

controlling body temperature, thirst, hunger, and other homeostatic systems, and involved in sleep and emotional activity.

responsible for your memory and learning.

each of the paired lobes of the brain lying immediately behind the forehead, including areas concerned with behavior, learning, personality, and voluntary movement.

The motor cortex comprises three different areas of the frontal lobe, immediately anterior to the central sulcus

a major sensory processing hub for your brain. It also combines information from multiple senses into a usable form

Sensory cortex refers to all cortical areas associated with sensory function.

The occipital lobe processes what your eyes see. It translates signals from your eyes into a form your brain can use

Your temporal lobe is a major part of processing input from multiple senses

Your cerebellum is a part of your brain located at the back of your head, just above and behind where your spinal cord connects to your brain

Pons (part of the brain stem)

Your pons is the second-lowest section of your brainstem

Medulla oblongata (part of the brain stem)

Your medulla oblongata is part of your brainstem that joins your spinal cord to the rest of your brain.

Your spinal cord is a tube of tissue that runs from your brain to your lower back

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Question	Answer
Cerebrum	largest part of your brain
Cerebellum	helps coordinate and regulate a wide range of functions and processes in both your brain and body
Brain stem	the point where your brain and spinal cord connect part of your CNS
Pons	the part of the brainstem that links the medulla oblongata and the thalamus.
Medulla oblongata	to control vital involuntary bodily functions essential for survival
Parietal lobe	major sensory processing hub for your brain. It also combines information from multiple senses into a usable form
Occipital lobe	The occipital lobe processes what your eyes see.
Frontal lobe	It manages thoughts, emotions and personality. It also controls muscle movements
Temporal lobe	major part of processing input from multiple senses, as well as for how you store and retrieve memories, experience emotions and more.
Motor cortex	sends signals to direct the body's movement.
Sensory cortex	in charge of processing and interpreting sensory stimulus
Corpus callosum	corpus callosum is a bundle of nerve fibers that allow your brain's left and right hemispheres to communicate.
Pituitary gland	releases several important hormones and controls the function of many other endocrine system glands.
Thalamus	relay motor and sensory signals to the cerebral cortex. It also regulates sleep, alertness, and wakefulness.
Hypothalamus	controlling body temperature, thirst, hunger, and other homeostatic systems, and involved in sleep and emotional activity.
Hippocampus	responsible for your memory and learning.
Frontal lobe	each of the paired lobes of the brain lying immediately behind the forehead, including areas concerned with behavior, learning, personality, and voluntary movement.
Motor cortex	The motor cortex comprises three different areas of the frontal lobe, immediately anterior to the central sulcus
Parietal lobe	a major sensory processing hub for your brain. It also combines information from multiple senses into a usable form
Sensory cortex	Sensory cortex refers to all cortical areas associated with sensory function.
Occipital lobe	The occipital lobe processes what your eyes see. It translates signals from your eyes into a form your brain can use
Temporal lobe	Your temporal lobe is a major part of processing input from multiple senses
Cerebellum	Your cerebellum is a part of your brain located at the back of your head, just above and behind where your spinal cord connects to your brain
Pons (part of the brain stem)	Your pons is the second-lowest section of your brainstem
Medulla oblongata (part of the brain stem)	Your medulla oblongata is part of your brainstem that joins your spinal cord to the rest of your brain.
Spinal cord	Your spinal cord is a tube of tissue that runs from your brain to your lower back

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