Brain Anatomy

Front 1

Midbrain

Back 1

(Brainstem) associated with vision, hearing, motor control, sleep/wake, arousal (alertness), and temperature regulation. Processes sensory information and sends out a reflexive action.

Front 2

medula oblogata

Back 2

(Brainstem) Regulatea breathing, heart and blood vessel function, digestion, sneezing, and swallowing. This part of the brain is a center for respiration and circulation. Sensory and motor neurons (nerve cells) from the forebrain and midbrain travel through the medulla.

Front 3

pon

Back 3

(Brainstem) helps relay messages from the cortex and the cerebellum. Without the pons, the brain would not be able to functionbecause messages would not be able to be transmitted, or passed along.

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Front 4

cerebellum

Back 4

Gets information from the sensory systems, spinal cord, and other parts of the brain and then regulates motor movements. The cerebellum coordinates voluntary movements such as posture, balance, coordination, and speech, resulting in smooth and balanced muscular activity.

Front 5

cerebrum

Back 5

Consisting of two main hemispheres, left and right.

Front 6

Occipital lobe

Back 6

In the back of the brain. Processes visual information from the eyes.

Front 7

Frontal lobe

Back 7

In the front of the brain. Responsible for motor functions, problem solving, spontaneity, memory, language, initiation, judgement, impulse control, and social and sexual behavior

Front 8

Parietal Lobe

Back 8

Back of brain, above occipital love. Processes sensory information that has to do with taste, temperature, pressure, pain, and touch

Front 9

Temporal lobe

Back 9

Low side of brain. Proccesses auditory processing, including language

Front 10

Limbic system

Back 10

Inside the brain. Concerned with instinct and mood. It controls the basic emotions (fear, pleasure, anger) and drives (hunger, sex, dominance, care of offspring).

Front 11

Hypothalamus

Back 11

Part of the diencephalon. Bridge between endocrine and nervous system. Goal is to have rhe body at a balanced state, and when it does nit achieve this, it sends out hormones to fix it. Body temperature, thirst, appetite and weight control, emotions, sleep cycles, sex drive, childbirth, blood pressure and heart rate, production of digestive juices, balancing bodily fluids.

Front 12

Epithamalus

Back 12

Part of the diencephalon. Connects limbic system to other parts of the brain.

Front 13

Thalamus

Back 13

Part of the diencephalon. Relays sensory and motor signals to the cerebral cortex, and the regulation of consciousness, sleep, and alertness

Front 14

Mammalliry body

Back 14

Part of the diencephalon. Primarily acts as relay for impulses that travel through the brain. Additionally, the bodies appear to be very important in forming and recalling memories.

Front 15

Hippocampus

Back 15

associated mainly with memory, in particular long-term memory. The organ also plays an important role in spatial navigation.

Front 16

Amygdala

Back 16

responsible for emotions, survival instincts, and memory.