| A | B |
|---|
| Hindbrain | upper part of the spinal cord, brain stem and cerebellum |
| Forebrain | largest and most highly developed part of the brain |
| Cerebellum | responsible for learned rote movements |
| Cerebrum | source of intellectual activities |
| Left Hemisphere | site of ability to form words |
| Right hemisphere | site of abstact reasoning skills |
| Frontal lobes | site of short term memory |
| Motor area of frontal lobe | helps control voluntary movement |
| Broca's area | allows thoughts to be transformed into words |
| Parietal lobes | sensing of taste, texture, aroma, temperature, reading, arithmetic |
| Occipital Lobes | Process and link images with memory |
| Temporal lobes | site of musical memory, receive info from ears |
| Cortex | Coats surface of the cerebrum and cerebellum |
| Sulci | folds which add to surface area |
| Hypothalamus | emotional center, excitement/anxiety |
| Thalamus | gives and receives info from spinal cord and cerebrum |
| Hippocampus | indexes memories for long term storage/retrieval |
| Basal ganglia | inintiate and integrate movements |
| Parkinson's Disease | affects cells leading to basal ganglia |
| Neuron | primary functional unit of brain and nervous system |
| Cell body | contains nucleus of neuron |
| Dendrites | receive messages from other nerve cells |
| Axons | carry signals away from cell body |
| Sheath | wraps around axon |
| Myelin | fatty molecule that provides insulation and helps signals travel farther/ faster |
| Synapse | place where signal passes from neuron to another cell |
| Neurotransmitters | chemicals released by |
