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Side ASide B
Forebrain (or cerebrum)
2 Large cerebral hemispheres (left and right) Outer portion has thin covering (cortex)
Just above hindbrainIncludes: Clusters of sensory and motor neurons. Connect higher and lower...
Includes: brain stem, cerebellum, medulla
L: Above midbrainF: Switchboard, organizes input from sense organs and routes them....
Pons (bridge in Latin)
L: Hindbrain - just above medullaF: Carries nerve impulses between higher and lower...
L: Hindbrain - first structureF: Regulates vital functions such as breathing and...
Cerebellum (little brain in Latin)
L: Hindbrain - rear of brain stem F: Muscular movement also some role in learning and...
L: Under thalamusF: Basic bio drives, sexual behaviour, temperature, eating, drinking, aggression and...
Regulates growth: controls thyroid, ovaries, or testes, regulates metabolism. "Master...
L: Deep within cerebral hemiF: Important partner with hypothal, coordinate behav. needed...
L: Buried in midbrain, finger shapedF: Alerts higher centers messages are...
Speech and skeletal motor functions
L: Temporal LobeF: Normal speech production, formulates then sends to motor cortex.
L: Rear of Frontal LobeF:600+ muscles involved with voluntary , each hemisphere...
L: Parietal Lobe, just behind motorF: Sensory input that gives rise to our sensations...
L: Temporal LobeF: Language comprehension.
Frontal Lobe (Human difference)
L: FrontF: Plan and carry out a sequence of actions. Emotional experiencePrefrontal...
Connects left and right hemispheres, neural bridge.
L: Midbrain - surrounds thalamusF: Critical for voluntary motor control. More deliberate...
Grey stuff around outside. Not essential for living but needed for human quality...
Within all lobes. Highest level of mental function.