The Brain

Front 1

Structure of the Hindbrain

Back 1

Medulla, pons, cerebellum and brainstem.

Front 2

Structure of the Midbrain

Back 2

Reticular formation.

Front 3

Structure of the Forebrain

Back 3

Cerebrum, hypothalamus and thalamus.

Front 4

Structure of the frontal lobe

Back 4

Primary motor cortex and Broca's area.

Front 5

Structure of the parietal lobe

Back 5

Primary somatosensory cortex.

Front 6

Structure of the occipital lobe

Back 6

Primary visual cortex.

Front 7

Structure of the temporal lobe

Back 7

Primary auditory cortex and Wernicke's area.

Front 8

Cerebrum

Back 8

Higher brain function - perception, imagination and memory.

Front 9

Hypothalamus

Back 9

Sleeping, regulation of body temperature, expression of emotions and 4 F's (feeding, fighting, fleeing and fornication)

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Thalamus

Back 10

Located beneath the cerebral cortex, split into two egg shaped parts, one in each hemisphere. The 'communications centre' of the brain - it receives information from the ears, eyes, skin and other sensory organs (except the nose).

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Reticular formation

Back 11

Found in the brain stem - important in the control of arousal and the sleeping and waking cycle.

Front 12

Cerebellum

Back 12

Receives information from the pons. Coordinates the sequence of body movement.

Front 13

Medulla

Back 13

Controls breathing, heart rate and digestion.

Front 14

Cerebral cortex

Back 14

Responsible for memory, language, regulation of emotions, receiving information from the environment, problem solving and planning.

Front 15

Corpus Callosum

Back 15

A set of neural fibres that connect the left and right hemispheres of the brain and allow them to communicate with each other.

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Pons

Back 16

Controls movement, breathing, sleeping, dreams and waking.

Front 17

Amygdala

Back 17

Initiates and processes emotional responses and forms emotional memories.

Front 18

Hippocampus

Back 18

Long-term memory and spatial awareness.

Front 19

Broca's Area

Back 19

The speech production centre of the brain (located in the left frontal lobe).

Front 20

Wernicke's Area

Back 20

Responsible for language interpretation and creating grammatically correct speech (located in the left temporal lobe).

Front 21

Prefrontal cortex

Back 21

High level cognitive functions, social interaction, awareness, behaviour and inhibiting inappropriate behaviour, making plans and predicting outcomes.

Front 22

Contralateral

Back 22

Meaning opposite - each hemisphere is responsible for contralateral sides of the body.

Front 23

Primary motor cortex

Back 23

Controls movements.

Front 24

Primary somatosensory cortex

Back 24

Receives information from the sense receptors in the skin.

Front 25

Primary auditory cortex

Back 25

Receives sound information from the ears.

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Primary visual cortex

Back 26

Receives visual information from the eyes.

Front 27

Two main functions of the thalamus

Back 27

Processes sensory stimuli in the environment and determines which of the sensory information is the most important to pay attention to.

Front 28

Left hemisphere

Back 28

Thought to be responsible for processes such as language, maths and writing.

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Right hemisphere

Back 29

Thought to be responsible for processes such as music appreciation and art appreciation.