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Brain Functions
Parts of Brain and their functions
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Science
7th Grade
03/17/2011

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Temporal Lobe
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Hearing, speech and memory
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Occipital Lobe
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tranlates nerve impulses from eyes to images
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cerebellum
Definition
"little brain" regualtion of movement posture and balance also learing development
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Diencephalon
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transmitting sensory inpulses, maintaining homeostasis controls tempature, sleep, appetite, emotions
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Midbrain
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regulates reflexes, suuch as eyes while reading
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pons
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Bridge between cerebellumn and brain stem involuntary actions , breathing
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Medulla
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cluster of nerves involved in respiration,heartbeat and blood pressure
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frontal lobe
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thinking, creativity, motor functions
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Parietal lobe
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Memory of objects and uses, directions, receives sensory messages distributes them to correct part of brain
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