Brain Vocabulary

part of your brain controls feelings

• amygdala

• axon

• cortex

• dendrites

The Lobe in charge of speech and listening

• Cerebellum

• temporal lobe

• frontal lobe

• occipital lobe

The part of your brain that controls balance and movement.

• cerebrum

• cerebellum

• brain stem

• amygdala

The lobe that controls taste, touch and temperature.

• frontal lobe

• occipital lobe

• parietal lobe

• temporal lobe

The center of your brain where memories are stored.

• hippocampus

• cerebellum

• brain stem

• amygdala

The lobe that receives messages from your eyes.

• occipital lobe

• parietal lobe

• frontal lobe

• temporal lobe

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Brain cells that send electrical messages to your body.

• axon

• neurons

• dendrites

• cerebellum

The part of your brain in charge of thinking, planning, math and dreaming.

• brain stem

• cerebellum

• cerebrum

• medulla oblongata

The part of your brain that controls breathing, heartbeats and blinking your eyes.

• brain stem

• cerebellum

• parietal lobe

• cortex

The lobe in charge of math, music, art and reasoning.

• parietal

• frontal

• occipital

• parietal