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cerebrum

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responsible for all voluntary activities on the body

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corpus callosum

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a broad brand of nerve fibers joining the two hemispheres of the brain

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longtiudinal fissure

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separates the cerebral hemispheres

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frontal lobe

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planning, organizing, emotional/behavioral control, personality, problem solving, attention, social skills, flexible thinking and conscious movement

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parietal lobe

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perception, spatial awareness, manipulating objects, spelling

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temporal lobe

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memory, recognizing faces, generating emotions, language

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occipital lobe

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vision

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brocas area

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expressing language

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wernickes area

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understanding language

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cerebellum

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coordinate muscle movement (BALANCE)

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spinal cord

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communicates between the brain and rest of the body

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medulla oblongata

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maintains vital body functions such as heart rate and breathing

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pons

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posture and movement

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midbrain

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regulates body movement, vision and hearing

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lateral ventricle

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protection and circulates cerebrospinal fluid

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thalamus

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controls pain, attention, alertness, and memory

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optic chiasma

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location where the optic nerves cross

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pineal gland

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secretes melatonin and sexual development

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superior colliculi

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vision

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inferior colliculi

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vision

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pituitary gland

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produces hormones that control other glands

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hypothalamus

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controls mood, thirst, hunger and temp.

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arbor vitae

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brings sensory and motor information to and from the cerebellum

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fornix

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carries signals from the hippocampus to the hypothalamus

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olfactory bulb

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smell

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