Neuroscience Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
Medulla | Controls breathing & heartbeat |
Pons | Helps in coordinating movement (connection between cerebellum & cortex) |
Reticular Formation | Controls arousal & attention |
Cerebellum | Coordinates voluntary movement & balance |
Thalamus | Sensory switchboard; relays messages between lower brain & cortex |
Hypothalamus | Directs maintenance activities; helps control the endocrine system; linked to emotion |
Hippocampus | Helps process memories |
Amygdala | Emotions (like fear & anger) |
Corpus Callosum | Connects the two hemispheres |
Occipital Lobe | Responsible for vision |
Parietal Lobes | Touch & pressure; taste; body awareness |
Temporal Lobes | Hearing; recognizing faces |
Frontal Lobes | Personality; concentration; problem solving; speech; abstract thought; meaning of words |
Somatosensory Cortex | In the front of parietal lobes that registers and processes body sensations |
Motor Cortex | Area at the rear of the frontal lobes that controls voluntary movements |
Pituitary Gland | Master of the endocrine system; tells others what to do |
Association Areas | Areas of the cerebral cortex that are not involved in primary motor or sensory functions |
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