| A | B |
|---|
| right hemisphere | Right side of the brain involved in facial rcognition, music and visual imagery it coordinates the left side of the body. |
| left hemisphere | Side of brain involved in science and mathematics, it coordinates the right side of the body. |
| frontal lobe | involved in speech and language, thoughts and ideas, emotions also processes emotions and smell. |
| occipital lobe | Processes visual information. |
| temporal lobe | Tone and sound recognition and stores memories. It also processes smell. |
| parietal lobe | responds to sensory information: temperature, pressure, touch and pain. |
| gray matter | Neuron cell bodies are found here on the surface of the brain. |
| white matter | composed of myelinated axons which allow signals to go more quickly. |
| brain stem | The place where tracts of neurons from the right and left hemisphere cross over to the opposite side of the spinal cord. |
| Reflex Arc | ability to quickly respond to information before it is processed in the brain. |
| cerebrospinal fluid | fluid which helps to pad the brain |
