Central Nervous System

frontal lobe

• The largest lobes in the human brain and they are also the most common region of injury in traumatic brain injury. The frontal lobes are important for voluntary movement, expressive language and for managing higher level executive functions.

• Sit behind the ears and are the second largest lobe. They are most commonly associated with processing auditory information and with the encoding of memory.

• One of the major lobes in the brain, roughly located at the upper back area in the skull. It processes sensory information it receives from the outside world, mainly relating to touch, taste, and temperature.

• The visual processing area of the brain. It is associated with visuospatial processing, distance and depth perception, color determination, object and face recognition, and memory formation.

temporal lobe

• The largest lobes in the human brain and they are also the most common region of injury in traumatic brain injury. The frontal lobes are important for voluntary movement, expressive language and for managing higher level executive functions.

• Sit behind the ears and are the second largest lobe. They are most commonly associated with processing auditory information and with the encoding of memory.

• One of the major lobes in the brain, roughly located at the upper back area in the skull. It processes sensory information it receives from the outside world, mainly relating to touch, taste, and temperature.

• The visual processing area of the brain. It is associated with visuospatial processing, distance and depth perception, color determination, object and face recognition, and memory formation.

parietal lobe

• The largest lobes in the human brain and they are also the most common region of injury in traumatic brain injury. The frontal lobes are important for voluntary movement, expressive language and for managing higher level executive functions.

• Sit behind the ears and are the second largest lobe. They are most commonly associated with processing auditory information and with the encoding of memory.

• One of the major lobes in the brain, roughly located at the upper back area in the skull. It processes sensory information it receives from the outside world, mainly relating to touch, taste, and temperature.

• The visual processing area of the brain. It is associated with visuospatial processing, distance and depth perception, color determination, object and face recognition, and memory formation.

occipital lobe

• The largest lobes in the human brain and they are also the most common region of injury in traumatic brain injury. The frontal lobes are important for voluntary movement, expressive language and for managing higher level executive functions.

• Sit behind the ears and are the second largest lobe. They are most commonly associated with processing auditory information and with the encoding of memory.

• One of the major lobes in the brain, roughly located at the upper back area in the skull. It processes sensory information it receives from the outside world, mainly relating to touch, taste, and temperature.

• The visual processing area of the brain. It is associated with visuospatial processing, distance and depth perception, color determination, object and face recognition, and memory formation.

limbic system

• The part of the brain involved in our behavioral and emotional responses, especially when it comes to behaviors we need for survival: feeding, reproduction and caring for our young, and fight or flight responses.

• The portion of the brain in the back of the head between the cerebrum and the brain stem. It controls balance for walking and standing, and other complex motor functions.

• The structure that connects the cerebrum of the brain to the spinal cord and cerebellum. It is composed of three sections in descending order: the midbrain, pons, and medulla oblongata.

• A column of nerve tissue that runs from the base of the skull down the center of the back. It is covered by three thin layers of protective tissue called membranes.

cerebellum

• The part of the brain involved in our behavioral and emotional responses, especially when it comes to behaviors we need for survival: feeding, reproduction and caring for our young, and fight or flight responses.

• The portion of the brain in the back of the head between the cerebrum and the brain stem. It controls balance for walking and standing, and other complex motor functions.

• The structure that connects the cerebrum of the brain to the spinal cord and cerebellum. It is composed of three sections in descending order: the midbrain, pons, and medulla oblongata.

• A column of nerve tissue that runs from the base of the skull down the center of the back. It is covered by three thin layers of protective tissue called membranes.

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brainstem

• The part of the brain involved in our behavioral and emotional responses, especially when it comes to behaviors we need for survival: feeding, reproduction and caring for our young, and fight or flight responses.

• The portion of the brain in the back of the head between the cerebrum and the brain stem. It controls balance for walking and standing, and other complex motor functions.

• The structure that connects the cerebrum of the brain to the spinal cord and cerebellum. It is composed of three sections in descending order: the midbrain, pons, and medulla oblongata.

• A column of nerve tissue that runs from the base of the skull down the center of the back. It is covered by three thin layers of protective tissue called membranes.

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spinal cord

• The part of the brain involved in our behavioral and emotional responses, especially when it comes to behaviors we need for survival: feeding, reproduction and caring for our young, and fight or flight responses.

• The portion of the brain in the back of the head between the cerebrum and the brain stem. It controls balance for walking and standing, and other complex motor functions.

• The structure that connects the cerebrum of the brain to the spinal cord and cerebellum. It is composed of three sections in descending order: the midbrain, pons, and medulla oblongata.

• A column of nerve tissue that runs from the base of the skull down the center of the back. It is covered by three thin layers of protective tissue called membranes.

hypothalamus

• The area of the brain that controls body temperature, hunger, and thirst.

• The body’s information relay station. All information from your body’s senses (except smell) must be processed through this before being sent to your brain’s cerebral cortex for interpretation.

• A pea-sized organ attached to the part of the brain called the hypothalamus. It lies at the base of the brain above the back of the nose

• A tiny organ in the cerebrum that produces melatonin.

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thalamus

• The area of the brain that controls body temperature, hunger, and thirst.

• The body’s information relay station. All information from your body’s senses (except smell) must be processed through this before being sent to your brain’s cerebral cortex for interpretation.

• A pea-sized organ attached to the part of the brain called the hypothalamus. It lies at the base of the brain above the back of the nose

• A tiny organ in the cerebrum that produces melatonin.