Unit 3: brain, nervous, endocrine systems

What is the function of the cerebellum

• Regulate balance

• Control voluntary movement

• control Posture

• All of the above

which structure controls hunger, thirst, and sexual desire

• Hypothalamus

• medula

• pons

• hypocampus

What is the function of the medulla

• communicates between both hemispheres of the brain

• Integrates input, relay station for all info

• Controls sexual desire, and hunger

• controls breathing heart rate and reflexes

The Thalmus

• Integrates sensory input, serves as a relay station

• produces chemicals needed for sleep

• helps us process emotions

• relates our sense of hearing

which part of the brain connects both hemispheres

• Hippocampus

• Cerebrum

• Cerebellum

• Corpus Callosum

Which brain lobe processes visual signals

• Occipital

• Frontal

• Parietal

• Temporal

Which lobe focused on organization, planning, creativitiy

• Occipital

• Parietal

• Frontal

• Temporal

Which lobe processes hearing, memory, emotion and speech

• Occipital

• Temporal

• Parietal

• Frontal

Which lobe processes sensory information from all over the body

• Occipital

• Parietal

• Frontal

• Temporal

What are hormones

• Parts of the brain

• Chemical messages that play a role in body chemistry

• Neural pathways that aid in the body's sensations

• Sensory organs that contribute to our ability to taste smell and hear