| A | B |
|---|
| Hemisphere | Half of the Brain |
| RIght Hemispshere | controls left side of body |
| Left Hemisphere | controls right side of body |
| sensory strip | registers and provideds all sensation; located on side of brain |
| motor strip | located on side of brain on front of sensory strip; controls all bodily movements |
| visual area | back of the brain and interprets everything we see |
| frontal association area | forward portion; mental connections |
| dominance | one of the hemispheres controls the majority of actions performed |
| corpus callusom | bundle of nerve fibers that connects the hemispheres |
| cerebral cortex | covers lower brain; controls high level thought |
| lower brain | "animal brain"; regulates basic functions |
| thalmus | central relay station between body and brain in lower brain |
| cerebellum | in charge of bodily movements for balance and accuracy |
| hypothalmus | regulates basic needs |
| RAS | reticular activating system; alertness control |
