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A region of the cerebral cortex that processes visual information

• occipital lobe

• frontal lobe

• temporal lobe

• parietal lobe

an area at the rear of the frontal lobes that controls voluntary movements

• occipital lobe

• motor cortex

• pituitary gland

• medulla

Connection to spinal cord. Filters information flow between peripheral nervous system and the rest of the brain.

• brain stem

• skull

• frontal lobe

• hypothalamus

Outer core of the brain; related to higher processes.

• red brain

• blue brain

• old brain

• new brain

area at the front of the parietal lobes that registers and processes body touch and movement sensations

• somatosensory cortex

• motor cortex

• frontal lobe

• pituitary gland

Takes in sensory information related to seeing, hearing, touching, and tasting

• Thalamus

• Hypothalamus

• Amygdala

• Medulla

• Cerebrum

Regulates body temperature, circadian rhythms, and hunger; helps govern the endocrine system

• Thalamus

• Hypothalamus

• Amygdala

• Medulla

• Cerebrum

two lima-bean-sized clusters of neurons, involved in memory consolidation and emotion

• Thalamus

• Hypothalamus

• Amygdala

• Medulla

• Cerebrum

the base of the brainstem; controls heartbeat and breathing

• Thalamus

• Hypothalamus

• Amygdala

• Medulla

• Cerebrum

Area of the brain responsible for all voluntary activities of the body

• Thalamus

• Hypothalamus

• Amygdala

• Medulla

• Cerebrum