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Brain Functions
Functions of parts of the brain
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Anatomy
11th Grade
05/19/2011

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Frontal Lobe
Definition
-voluntary behavior
-decision making --judgement
-planning, thinking, reasoning
-comprehension of language- spoken or signed
-ability to speak
-coordination and initiation of motor movements
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Parietal Lobe
Definition
-touch, pressure, pain, temperature
-integration of somatosensory info
-visuospatial processing
-perception
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Temporal Lobe
Definition
-auditory processing
-perception-smell
-hearing and understanding language
-learning and language (auditory)
- auditory language comprehension (Wernicke's Area)
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Occipital Lobe
Definition
-vision
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Corpus Callosum
Definition
-allows info to move between R and L hemispheres
-important in intergration of info
Term
Cerebellum
Definition
-posture
-balance
-coordination
-motor-learning
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Thalamus
Definition
-relay station for motor and sensory info
-alertness and conciousness
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Basal Ganglia
Definition
-habit formation and addition
-reward systems
Term
Limbic System
Definition
-Contains amygdala, hypothalamus, and hippocampus
-regulates emotion
Term
Amygdala
Definition
-fear-processing
-emotion processing
-coordinates physiological responses based on fight-or-flight
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Hypothalamus
Definition
-hunger
-thirst
-body temperature regulation
-sexual activities
-blood pressure
-heart rate
-circadian rhythms
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Brain Stem
Definition
-maintains homeostasis (autonomic functions)
Term
Midbrain
Definition
-reflex centers for visual, auditory, and tactile responses
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Pons
Definition
-bridge from Central Nervous System
-relays sensory impulses from peripheral nerves to higher brain centers
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Medulla Oblongada
Definition
-reflex centers for...
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