Parts of the Brain

Front

abstract thought, emotional control, logic

Back

frontal lobe

Front

receives sensory information, sensory cortex

Back

parietal lobe

Front

processes auditory information

Back

temporal lobe

Front

processes visual information

Back

occipital lobe

Front

coordinates muscle movement and balance

Back

cerebellum

Front

thinking part of the brain, executive functions

Back

cerebral cortex

Front

regulates body temperature, appetite, sleep, pleasure

Back

hypothalamus

Front

controls heart rate, breathing, blood pressure, autonomic pilot

Back

medulla oblongata

Front

What controls facial muscles?

Back

pons

Front

sensory relay station

Back

thalamus