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Central Nervous System (CNS) Function: Main processing center, receive, process, coordinate sensory information.
Brain Location: Inside skull, part of CNS Function: Sends commands, receive/process information
Spinal Cord Location: Brainstem down to back, part of CNS Function: Relay information/sensory, movement/reflex center
Peripheral Nervous System Function: Connects CNS to rest of body, controls voluntary muscle movement and automatic functions
Brachial Plexus Location: Function:
Ulnar Nerve Location: Function:
Radial Nerve Location: Function:
Median Nerve Location: Function:
Sciatic Nerve Location: Function:
Occipital Lobe Location: Posterior-most lobe of the brain Function: Vision
Cerebellum part of the brain that helps with balance, coordination, and smooth movement
Brain Stem connects brain to spinal cord and controls basic life functions like breathing and heartbeat
Frontal Lobe responsible for decision making, planning, problem solving, and voluntary movement
Temporal Lobe handles hearing, language, and memory
Parietal Lobe brain lobe that processes touch, temperature, and spatial information
Wernicke’s Area Location: Posterior part of brain Function: Speech-making coherent sentences
Broca's Area Location: Anterior part of brain in frontal lobe Function: Speech
Sensory Cortex receives and processes information from senses, specially touch
Motor Cortex brain area that controls voluntary muscle movements
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Gyrus/Gyri Location: Function:
Sulcus/Sulci Location: Functin:
Amygdala Location: Function:
Hypothalamus small area that controls hunger, thirst, body temperature, adn hormone release
Olfactory Bulbs Location: Function:
Limbic System Location: Function:
Hippocampus brain structure that helps form new memories and is important for learning
Corpus Callosum thick band of nerve fibers that connect left and right sides of brain
Pineal Gland Location: Function:
Pituitary Gland small gland that releases hormones and controls many other glands in the body
Thalamus brains relay center that sends sensory information to correct brain areas
Pons section of brain stem that helps control breathing and acts as bridge between different parts of the brain
Medulla Oblongota lowest part of brain stem that controls vital functions like heart rate, breathing, and blood pressure
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