Parts of the Brain Flashcards
Frontal Lobes
The largest lobes located at the front of both hemispheres of the brain. They are associated with thinking decision making, personality, emotional behaviour, self-awareness, and panning. Enables us to judge the consequences of our behaviour
Primary motor cortex
The area of the brain involved in controlling our voluntary muscle movement
Parietal Lobes
Register sensory information from our skin and are located at the top of the brain. Left info goes to right brain right brain and right info goes to left brain
Temporal Lobes
Auditory info is sent directly to the temporal lobes from your ears. This area is also responsible for making sense of conversation
Occipital Lobes
Visual information is sent from the retina at the back of the eye directly to here. This area of the brain makes sense of what we see.
Cerebral Cortex
Covers the cerebrum and is the most visible part of the brain, made up of billions of nerve cells called neurons and is responsible for conscious thought
Corpus Callosum
Thick band of nerve axons connecting the left and right hemispheres
Cerebellum
Primitive part of the brain responsible for balance, coordination and movement
Brain Stem
Regulates survival functions such as our heart beat, blood pressure, and breathing rates
Thalamus
Sensory data arrives here and is then relayed to specific areas of the cortex
Hypothalamus
Responsible for regulating body temp, appetite, thirst and hormones
Pineal Gland
Controls our internal body clock, regulates our sleep cycles and releases melatonin
Hippocampus
Responsible for making new memories, is also our direction finder/navigator
Amygdala
Associated with the emotions of fear and anger. Plays a key role in emotional response.
Pituitary Gland
produces hormones that control the activities of the testes, ovaries, pancreas, adreanal and thyroid glands
