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Parts of the Brain
Given Function, Know Part of the Brain
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01/22/2009

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Term
Higher brain function such as thought and action
Definition
Cerebral Cortex
Term
Reasoning, planning, parts of speech, movement, emotion, and problem solving
Definition
Frontal Lobe
Term
Movement, orientation, recognition, perception of stimuli
Definition
Parietal Lobe
Term
Visual processing
Definition
Occipital Lobe
Term
Perception and recognition of auditory stimuli, memory, and speech
Definition
Temporal Lobe
Term
Regulation and coordination of movement, posture, and balance
Definition
Cerebellum
Term
Sensory and motor functions
Definition
Thalamus
Term
Homeostasis, emotion, hunger and thirst, controls nervous system and pituitary
Definition
Hypothalamus
Term
Memory, emotion, fear
Definition
Amygdala
Term
Learning, memory, recalling spatial relationships
Definition
Hippocampus
Term
Breathing, heartbeat, blood pressure
Definition
Brain Stem
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