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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Brain | control center for thoughts, emotion, speech, memory |
| Spinal Cord | translates signals |
| Brachial Plexus | nerves moving the shoulders and arms |
| Ulnar Nerve | motor movement for hand |
| Radial Nerve | controls arm and wrist extension. |
| Median Nerve | controls the thumb |
| Sciatic Nerve | controls legs and feet |
| Frontal Lobe | decision making, voluntary movement |
| Parietal Lobe | spaital awareness |
| Temporal Lobe | hearing, memory, language |
| Occipital Lobe | eyes |
| Cerebellum | balance, coordination |
| Brain Stem | connects brain to spinal cord |
| Motor Cortex | muscle movement |
| Sensory Cortex | touch, pain, temperature. |
| Broca’s Area | speech |
| Wernicke’s Area | language |
| Gyrus (Gyri) | ridges of brain |
| Sulcus (Sulci) | grooves between gyri |
| Amygdala | fear / fight or flight |
| Hippocampus | memory formation |
| Hypothalamus | homeostasis, hunger |
| Olfactory Bulbs | sense of smell |
| Pituitary Gland | endicrine system |
| Pineal Gland | meletonin |
| Thalamus | relay |
| Corpus Callosum | connects the left and right |
| Midbrain | visual reflexes |
| Pons | breathing, sleep |
| Medulla Oblongata | heart rate |