Structures of the Brain

Responsible for balance, movement, and coordination.

Receive visual stimuli from the eyes and relay this information to the visual cortex in the occipital lobe.

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Controls body temperature, thirst, appetite, sleep patterns, and other processes in our bodies that happen automatically.

Responsible for many roles in behavior and personality, such as planning, initiated movements, social and emotional processing, and attention, as well roles in memory retrieval and storage.

Point where the spinal cord connects with the brain. The brain stem takes in, sends out, and coordinates all of the brain's messages it controls the body's vital functions, such as heartbeat, breathing, swallowing, and digestion.

Responsible for processing smell and sound, as well as the ability to recognize and understand words and language. They are also involved in visual memory.

Responsible for sensing touch, spatial processing, language, and memory.

Broad band of nerve fibers that connect the left and right cerebral hemispheres.

Carries messages from the sensory organs like the eyes, ears, nose, and fingers to the cerebrum.

Responsible for the conscious perception of sound.

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NGSS.MS-LS1-8