BRAIN Structures and Functions

This part of the brain is in charge of balance, posture, and coordination

• Cerebellum

• Cerebrum

• Hippocampus

• Hypothalamus

This is the largest part of the brain, composed of the right and left hemispheres.

• Cerebrum

• Cerebellum

• Frontal lobes

• Occipital Lobes

This part of the brain performs involuntary actions such as breathing, blood pressure, heartbeat, many reflexes.

• Brainstem

• Hypothalamus

• Hippocampus

• Parietal Lobes

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This part of the brain releases hormones, regulates body temperature (Homeostasis), controls appetite.

• Hypothalamus

• Hippocampus

• Brainstem

• Temporal Lobes

This part of the brain is responsible for reading, interpreting colors and distance, recognizing faces.

• Occipital Lobes

• Frontal Lobes

• Temporal Lobes

• Parietal Lobes

This part of the brain is responsible for learning and storing long-term memories.

• Hippocampus

• Hypothalamus

• Brainstem

• Cerebrum

This part of the brain is responsible for hearing, speech, memory, and processing emotions.

• Temporal Lobes

• Parietal Lobes

• Frontal Lobes

• Occipital Lobes

This part of the brain provides sensory information to the brain including touch, pain, temperature, and mathematical calculations.

• Parietal Lobes

• Temporal Lobes

• Frontal Lobes

• Occipital Lobes

This part of the brain is responsible for planning, problem solving, movement, decision making, learning, memory, and impulse control.

• Frontal Lobes

• Occipital Lobes

• Temporal Lobes

• Parietal Lobes