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| The ________ is the largest part of the brain. It handles memory, speech, the senses, emotional response, and more. It is divided into several sections called lobes. These lobes are the frontal, temporal, parietal, and occipital; each handles portions of the _________'s jobs. |
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| The _________ is below and behind the cerebrum and is attached to the brain stem. It controls motor function, the body's ability to balance, and its ability to interpret information sent to the brain by the eyes, ears, and other sensory organs. |
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| The functions of the _______ governs include respiration, blood pressure, some reflexes, and the changes that happen in the body during what is called the “fight or flight” response. The ________ is also divided into several distinct sections: the midbrain, pons, and medulla oblongata. |
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| The ________ houses our ability to receive and interpret auditory information from the ear, as well as collect and interpret information from the nose. It is the primary area of the brain that deals with sensory input. |
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An important area in the temporal lobe, the ______ ______, gives us the ability to recognize speech and interpret the meaning of words. Damage to this area, whether from trauma or a stroke, can lead to difficulty understanding speech and difficulty saying things that make sense.
This area is highly important to language as we begin to hear language long before we can speak it. Studies have shown that children begin understanding the language they are hearing years before they can speak it, which is due to the functioning of the temporal lobe. |
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The ________ _____ is the part of the brain that controls important skills for humans, such as emotions, problem solving, memory, language, judgment, and social and sexual behavior. It is, in essence, home to our personality and our ability to communicate.
It is also responsible for primary motor function, or our ability to consciously move our muscles, and two key areas related to speech. |
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| The _______ ____ is larger and more developed in humans than any other organism. |
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| The ________ ____ contains an area known as the primary sensory area. This is where impulses from the skin, such as hot, cold, pain, and touch, are interpreted. Just like the primary motor area in the frontal lobe, the more sensory input that comes from an area of the body (like the fingers), the more surface area of the parietal lobe is dedicated to the processing that information. |
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| The ________ ____ also involves spatial information, which gives us the ability to judge size, distance, and shapes. A specific area, the parietal association cortex, gives us the ability to understand written language and solve mathematical problems. |
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The _________ ____ is located at the back of the skull behind the parietal and temporal lobes.
One of the most important parts of this lobe is the primary visual cortex, a region of the brain that receives input from the retina of the eye. There, the mind interprets color and other important parts of vision. |
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| The _________ ____ contains different areas pertaining to visual communication. One area is where visual images of language are received (the visual receiving area) and another is where it’s interpreted (visual association area). It is essentially important for reading and comprehending what is being read. For example, you can see the words of another language, but unless you understand that language, you will only use the visual receiving area. |
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| The __________ coordinates voluntary movements such as posture, balance, coordination, and speech, resulting in smooth, balanced muscular activity. It is also important for learning motor behaviors. It is a relatively small portion of the brain -- about ten percent of the total weight, but it contains half the brain's neurons. |
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| The ____ is the large rounded portion below and in front of the cerebrum. It is one of the connection points in the brain, linking cerebrum and cerebellum. Its name is Latin for “bridge.” |
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| Below the pons is the _______ _________, the primary control center involuntary functions, including the heartbeat and breathing. |
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