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Brain Functions
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Thalamus | the brain's sensory switchboard, it directs messages to the sensory receiving areas in the cortex and transmits replies to the cerebellum and medulla |
| Hippocampus | A neural center that helps process explicit memories for storage |
| Corpus Callosum | The large band of neural fibers, connecting the two brain hemispheres and carrying messages between them |
| Reticular Formation | A nerve network in the brain stem that plays an important role in controlling arousal |
| Cerebellum | Its functions include processing sensory input and coordinating movement output and balance |
| Wernicke's Area | Controls language reception, involved in language comprehension and expression |
| Frontal Lobe | Involved in speaking and muscle movements and in making plans and judgements |
| Parietal Lobe | Recieves sensory input for touch and body position |
| Occipital Lobe | Recieves and processes visual information from the opposite visual field |
| Temporal Lobe | Recieves auditory information primarily from the opposite ear |
| Sensory Cortex | Registers and processes body touch and movment sensations |
| Motor Cortex | Controls voluntary movements |
| Hypothalamus | A neural structure that directs eating, drinking, body temperature |
| Amygdala | Linked to emotions |
| Brain Stem | It is responsible for automatic survival functions |
| Medulla | Controls heartbeat and breathing |
| Cerebral Cortex | The body's control and information processing center |
| Brocoa's Area | Controls language expression, it directs the muscle movemnts involved in speech |
| Right Hemisphere | Controls left side motor functions |
| Left Hemisphere | Controls right side motor functions |
| Visual Cortex | Area in which the occipital lobe is located |
| Hearing Cortex | Area in which the temporal lobe is located |
| Cerebrum | The largest part of the forebrain |
| Midbrain | A small structure that lies between the hindbrain and forebrain. It relays information from the eyes,ears and skin an controls certain types of automatic behaviors in response |
| Striatum | A structure within the forebrain that is involved in the smooth initiation of movement |
| Locus coeruleus | A small nucleus in the brainstem that contains most of the cell bodies of neurons that use norepinephrine in the brain |
| Spinal Cord | The part of the central nervous system, recieves signals from peripheral sense and relays them to the brain |
| Forebrain | The most highly developed part of brain; it is responsible for the most complex aspects of behavior and mental life |
| Hindbrain | An extension of the spinal cord, contained inside the skull |
| Somatosensory system | A sense that is spread throughout the body, no located in a specific organ |
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