Brain Parts & Functions Review

The relay station for information coming in from the body to the cerebral cortex:  pain sensation, attention, alertness, memory, and senses (except smell).

• thalamus
• hypothalamus
• pituitary gland
• brainstem

Lobe that interprets language, spatial and visual perception; contains the sensory strip where signals from the senses (body) come to be interpreted.

• frontal
• temporal
• parietal
• occipital

Lobe that understands language, long-term memory, hearing, sequencing and organization.

• occipital
• temporal
• frontal
• parietal

Coordinates muscle movements, main posture, and balance.  Known for retaining skill memory.

• hypothalamus
• thalamus
• cerebellum
• cerebrum

Lobe that controls personality, behavior, emotions, judgement, planning, speech (Broca's area), body movement, intelligence, and self-awareness.

• frontal
• parietal
• temporal
• occipital

Lobe that interprets vision.

• parietal
• temporal
• frontal
• occipital 

Controls behaviors (hunger, thirst, sleep, sexual behavior); regulates body temperature, blood pressure, emotions, and the secretions of hormones.

• hypothalamus
• thalamus
• pituitary gland
• pineal gland

Emotional responses...predominantly fear and anger.

• amygdala
• basal ganglia
• brainstem
• medulla oblongata

Role in controlling sleep, respiratory function, hearing, as well as motor control and touch in the region of the face.

• midbrain
• brainstem
• pons
• medula oblongata

Yellow lobe

• frontal
• occipital
• parietal
• temporal