Parts Of The Brain

Front 1

Medulla

Back 1

Responsible for regulating largely unconscious functions such as breathing and circulation

Front 2

Pons

Back 2

"bridge" between brain stem and midbrain, involved in sleep and arousal

Front 3

Cerebellum

Back 3

Contains more nerve than rest of body
Coordinates fine muscle movement, balance

Front 4

Hippocampus

Back 4

part of limbic system involved in learning and memory

Front 5

Pituitary gland

Back 5

"Master" gland that regulates other endocrine glands

Front 6

Hypothalamus

Back 6

responsible for regulating basic biological needs
hunger, thirst, temperature control

Front 7

Amygdala

Back 7

part of limbic system involved in emotion and aggression

Front 8

Thalamus

Back 8

relay center for cortex
handles incoming and outgoing signals

Front 9

Corpus callosum

Back 9

Bridge of fivers passing information between the two cerebral hemispheres

Front 10

Cerebrum

Back 10

Responsible for sensing, thinking. learning, emotion, consciousness, and voluntary movement

Front 11

Reticular Formation

Back 11

Group of fibers that carry stimulation information related to sleep and arousal through brainstem

Front 12

Basil Ganglia

Back 12

collection of sub cortical structures that participates in the control of movement

Front 13

Cingulate Cortex

Back 13

subcortical structure above the corpus callosum, its anterior segment participates in decision making and emotion, and its posterior segment participates in memory and visual processing

Front 14

Nucleus Accumbens

Back 14

subcortical structure that participates in reward and addiction