Brain Structures and Functions Worksheet

Brain Structures and Functions Worksheet PSY/340 Version 3

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Brain Structures and Functions Worksheet
Provide a brief description for each of the following functions: 1. Basal ganglia
Controls cognition, movement coordination, voluntary movement.

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Corpus collosum
Thick nerve fibers that connect both brain hemispheres.

3.

Temporal lobe
Located on the sides of the cerebral hemisphere. Deals with talking and hearing.

4.

Occipital lobe
Located at the back of each hemisphere of the brain, this is where you understand what you see

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Frontal lobe
Involved in organization and planning and inhibition control.

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Cerebrum Largest and most developed part of the brain. Spinal cord

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A long thick nerve going from the bottom of the brain to the spinal column. Carries information between the brain and body. 8. Cerebellum Known as the little brain. The functions are balance, posture , and movement

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Medulla
Responsible for crucial body functions such as respiration and heart rate.

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Pons

nerve fibers that are on the service of the brainstem, between the medulls oblongata and midbrain. Involved in functions of sleeping and dreams. 11. Hippocampus the part of your brain associated with memory

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Amygdala a group of grey matter, one in each hemisphere deals with feelings of afraid or upset or arousal.

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Pituitary gland growth gland at the base of the brain, it produces hormones that will control other glands

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Hypothalamus

center portion located under the brain, controls involuntary functions such as temperature of the body, hunger, thirst, mood, and sex drive. 15. Thalamus
Located between the cerebral cortex and mid brain. Functions are relaying sensory and motor signals to the cerebral cortex.

Brain Structures and Functions Worksheet PSY/340 Version 3 On the following diagram, label each of the brain regions:

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Basal Ganglia

Corpus Callosum

Thalamus
Hypothalamus

Pituitary Gland Amygdala
Hippocampus

Cerebellum

Pons
Medulla

spinal cord
Cerebrum

Frontal Lobe

parietal lobe
Occipital Lobe

Temporal Lobe