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| the divider line b/w the two hemispheres) is a bundle of fibers that connects the right and left hemispheres of the brain which allows communication b/w them. |
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| (either of two lobes of the brain, located on the side of each cerebral hemisphere, which contains the auditory centers responsible for hearing) highly associated w/ speech hearing and memory skills. Houses the hippocampus (area of the brain associated w/ memory) Located under the ears |
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| (the pyramid-shaped area at the back of each hemisphere of the brain that deals w/ the interpretation of vision) recesives mathematical measurements taken from the lens of the eye and changes it into info that halpes a person decide whether or not to respond to movement. Located in the back of the head and is located furtherest away from the eyes. |
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| (middle region of either side of the two hemispheres, lying beneath the crown of the skull) cognition part of the brain. Works by instinct as it receives sensations such as pain, warmth, cold, pressure, movement from the skin. Located b/w the frontal and occipital lobes. |
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| (front part of each hemisphere of the brain) takes in all the info that it can from all the other brain structures and decides what to do with the info. Investigator. Emotional control center and the area we use for problem solving, judgement, impulse control, and social and sexual behavior. Does not fully develop until around 25 years of age. |
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| allows us to breathe and sleep at the same time w/o dying. Work with the medulla oblongata to regulate oxygen and blood flow t/o the body. |
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| either of a pair of egg-shaped masses lying beneath each cerebral hemisphere in the brain. Plays an important role in regulating the states of sleep, level of awareness, and activity. |
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| (latin for little brain) responsible for our basic muscle movements and body coordination (balance and movement) |
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| entral area on the underside of the brain. Links the nervous system to the endocrine system |
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| (small oval gland at the base of the brain) secretes hormones and is functionally connected to the hypothalamus |
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| lowest part of the brain and connects the spinal cord to the brain. Works w/ pons to regulate blood flow and oxygen |
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| Reticular Activating System |
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| in the hindbrain (behind the pons) and works by instinct. Sleep-cycle clock that governs the energy that is used by other brain and body functions |
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