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Study Chart to Aid Learning About Brain Structure
Cerebral
Cortex
(Cerebrum)
Brain
Structure
Location
Function
Frontal Lobe
Front or on top of the
brain stems
Divides sections in the brain
into subdivision and sub
regions
Front half of the brain
deals with cognitive behavior,
personality expression,
decision making, and
moderating social behavior
Front lobe of the left
hemisphere of the
hominid
Linked to speech production
Prefrontal
Cortex
Premotor
Cortex
Primary Motor
Cortex
Broca’s Area
Parietal Lobe
Above the occipital lobe
and behind the frontal
lobe
Somatosensory
Strip
Postcentral gyrus
Temporal Lobe
Auditory
Cortex
Wernicke’s
Area
Occipital Lobe
Visual Cortex
Visual areas V1V5
Integrating sensory
information from various
parts of body
Creates a map that works with
the cellebelm
Beneath the lateral
fissure on both cerebral
hemospheres of the
mammalian brains
Formation of long-term
memory modulated by the
amygdala
Upper sides of the
temporal lobes
Process auditor information in
humans and other vertebrates,
preform basic and higher
functions in hearing
Posterior section of the
superior temporal gyrus
in the left cerebral
hemisphere
Understanding written and
spoken language
Medial side of the
occipital lobe within the
calcarine
Contains the primary visual
Cortex
Outer back covering the
brain
Spatial recognition and
information in vision
Corpus
Callosum
Central brain area
Basal Ganglia
Interior of each
Main connector between the
left and right hemisphere of
the brain
Learns, remembers and
Limbic
System
Amygdala
Hippocampus
Cingulate
Gyrus
Hypothalamus
hemisphere below the
corpus callosum and near
the limbic system
coordinates voluntary
movement
One on each side
Lower-middle of the
brain
Processing memory and
emotional reactions
Lower right side of the
brain
Information from short-term
memory to long-term memory
and spatial navigation
On the interior sides of
both hemispheres
Helps regulate emotion and
pain
Monitors and guides behavior
Helps predict negative
consequences
Below the thalamus, just
above brain stem
Link the nervous system to
the endocrine system
Pituitary Gland
control body process: growth,
blood pressure, Thyroid
gland, etc
Thalamus
Brain
Stem
Cerebellum
Part of Diencephalon,
above hypothalamus
Lowest part of the brain
Pons
Top front of Brain stem
(Reticular Activating
System)
Medulla
Middle of the brain stem
Controls heart rate and blood
pressure
Lowest part of the brain
stem connecting to the
nervous system
Conduit for motor information,
conduit for sensory information,
and center for coordinating
certain reflexes
Motor Control, cognitive
functions
Link medulla oblongata and
thalamus
Spinal Cord