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M2L5-PARTS OF THE BRAIN Flashcards

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1
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The top part of the brain.

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Cerebrum

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2
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The front part of the brain

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Frontal Lobe

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3
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Large part of the brain

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Frontal Lobe

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4
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Controls eye movement

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Frontal lobe

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5
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Important for speech

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Frontal lobe

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6
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Known as the “control panel” of our personality due to its importance for our ability to communicate

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Frontal lobe

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7
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located near the center of the brain

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Parietal lobe

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8
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receive messages from the skin :warm, cold, pain, touch

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Parietal lobe

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Lets us judge the size distance and shape

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parietal lobe

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understands math problems and written language

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Parietal lobe

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Interprets information from the ears (hearing) and nose (smell)

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Temporal lobe

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12
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The most important area for language

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Temporal lobe

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13
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Where long termed memories are stored

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Temporal lobe

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14
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receives information from the eyes

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occipital lobe

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15
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interprets things like color

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Occipital lobe

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Located at the top of the brain stem

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Cerebellum

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Receives information from the spinal cord and the body

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Cerebellum

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Regulates movements posture balance and coordination

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cerebellum

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10% of the brain’s weight but has 50% of the brains neurons

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cerebellum

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Connects the brain to the spinal cord

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Brain stem

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In charge of involuntary muscles

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Brain stem

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controls the body’s tempature

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Hypothalamus

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when the body is cold it tells the body to shiver

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hypothalamus

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When the body is hot it tells the body to sweat

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hypothalamus

25
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the size of a pea

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pituitary gland

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produces and releases hormones for your body

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pituitary gland

27
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these hormones trigger metabolism growth and puberty

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pituitary gland

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