PLTW Gateway Parts of the Brain

What does the thalamus do?

• Where the right and left optic nerves cross

• carries, sorts and process information between the spinal cord, midbrain and cerebral cortex

• Largest brain structure and is over 2/3rds of the brain mass.

• Two hemispheres. Regulates movement, maintain posture and balance.

What matches to the cerebellum?

• Where the right and left optic nerves cross

• carries, sorts and process information between the spinal cord, midbrain and cerebral cortex

• Largest brain structure and is over 2/3rds of the brain mass.

• Two hemispheres. Regulates movement, maintain posture and balance.

What matches to the Optic Chiasm?

• Where the right and left optic nerves cross

• carries, sorts and process information between the spinal cord, midbrain and cerebral cortex

• Largest brain structure and is over 2/3rds of the brain mass.

• Two hemispheres. Regulates movement, maintain posture and balance.

What matches to the Cerebrum?

• Where the right and left optic nerves cross

• carries, sorts and process information between the spinal cord, midbrain and cerebral cortex

• Largest brain structure and is over 2/3rds of the brain mass.

• Two hemispheres. Regulates movement, maintain posture and balance.

What matches to the hypothalamus?

• Outer 3mm of gray matter that covers the cerebrum. Controls - consciousness, sensory/motor processing, reasoning and language

• Nerve fibers that connect the right and left hemisphere

• regulates - thirst, hunger, blood pressure, body temp and glandular secretion of hormones

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What matches to the Corpus Callosum?

• Outer 3mm of gray matter that covers the cerebrum. Controls - consciousness, sensory/motor processing, reasoning and language

• Nerve fibers that connect the right and left hemisphere

• regulates - thirst, hunger, blood pressure, body temp and glandular secretion of hormones

What matches to the Cerebral Cortex?

• Outer 3mm of gray matter that covers the cerebrum. Controls - consciousness, sensory/motor processing, reasoning and language

• Nerve fibers that connect the right and left hemisphere

• regulates - thirst, hunger, blood pressure, body temp and glandular secretion of hormones

Which statement belongs to the Frontal Lobe?

• Receives and processes - pain, pressure and touch

• Regulates - memory creation and storage, emotions, hearing, organization and sequencing

• Receives and processes - light color and movement

• Last to fully develop. Controls - personality, complex thinking, decision making, planning, speech and voluntary body movements

Which statement belongs to the Parietal Lobe?

• Receives and processes - pain, pressure and touch

• Regulates - memory creation and storage, emotions, hearing, organization and sequencing

• Receives and processes - light color and movement

• Last to fully develop. Controls - personality, complex thinking, decision making, planning, speech and voluntary body movements

Which statement belongs to the Temporal Lobe?

• Receives and processes - pain, pressure and touch

• Regulates - memory creation and storage, emotions, hearing, organization and sequencing

• Receives and processes - light color and movement

• Last to fully develop. Controls - personality, complex thinking, decision making, planning, speech and voluntary body movements