Parts of the Brain

The Nervous System

Function: The nervous system controls and coordinates the functions

throughout the body and responds to external and internal Stimuli.

Cerebrum⚫ The _______ part of the brain; divided into two

halves called _______________.

⚫ Carries out ________ processes involved with

learning, _________, language, ________,

voluntary body movements and _________

perception. The folds and grooves increase

_________ _______ & allow more complicated

_________ process.

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largest

hemispheres

thoughtmemory speech

sensory

surface area

thought

Lobes:

⚫ Frontal Lobe Functions:

⚫ Motor Functions

⚫ Higher Order Functions

⚫ Planning

⚫ Reasoning

⚫ Judgment

⚫ Impulse Control

⚫ Memory

Lobes:

⚫ Parietal lobe function:

⚫ Cognition

⚫ Information

Processing

⚫ Pain and Touch

Sensation

⚫ Spatial Orientation

⚫ Speech

⚫ Visual Perception

Lobes:

⚫ Temporal Lobe Function:

⚫ Auditory Perception

⚫ Memory

⚫ Speech

⚫ Emotional Responses

⚫ Visual Perception

Lobes:

⚫ Occipital Lobe Function:

⚫ Visual Perception

⚫ Color Recognition

Cerebellum⚫ Located in the ______ of the

brain.

⚫ Controls ___________,

posture, &

_________________.

Responsible for the

__________ and coordinated

movement of ________

________. Involved with

________ skills, like playing the

_______ or riding a _____.

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back

balance

coordination

smoothskeletal

musclemotorpiano bike

Brain Stem

⚫ Connects the ______ to the ___________

⚫ 2 regions:

⚫ pons -Relays _______ between the

_________ and the __________.

⚫ Also helps control __________________________________.

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brain spinal cord

signals

cerebrum cerebellum

breathing rate

Medulla oblongata⚫ Relays ________

between the _______

and the ____________.

⚫ Helps control

_________ rate,

______ rate & blood

__________.

⚫ Also responsible for the

____________,

_________,

__________,

___________, and

__________ reflexes.

signalsbrain

spinal cord

breathingheart

pressure

swallowing

gaggingvomitingcoughingsneezing

Spinal Cord⚫ Nerve column extends

from the _____ to the

_________.

⚫ ______ nerves extend

from the spinal cord to

parts of the body &

connect them to the

___________________.

⚫ ________ are processed

by the spinal cord.

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brain

lower back

Spinal

Central nervous system

Reflexes

Thalamus

⚫ Receives messages from all sensory

receptors throughout body

⚫ Relays info. to proper region of cerebrum

for further processing

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Hypothalamus⚫ Essential for maintaining

__________.

⚫ Regulates body

__________, _____,

appetite, & _____ balance.

Partially regulates blood

_______, sleep,

_________, ____, and

sexual behavior. ⚫ Coordinates activities of nervous

and endocrine systems

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homeostasis

temperature thirst

water

pressureaggression fear

Pituitary gland

⚫ “Master Gland”

⚫ Produces hormones that regulate other glands

⚫ Produces hormone that stimulates growth