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Largest part of brain and easiest to see.
Responsible for thinking, creativity, and communication |
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Processes messages from muscles, tendons, and inner ear.
Responsible for balance and coordination. |
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Main pathway for messages to and from the brain.
Regulates body functions such as heartbeat, breathing, and body temperature. |
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Half of a sphere.
Left or right side of the cerebrum. |
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| Fibrous tissue processes messages between the hemispheres. |
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| Grooves (ditches) in the surface of the cerebrum. |
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| Bumps (hills) in the surface of the cerebrum. |
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Surface of the cerebrum.
Makese sense out of the messages that come into the brain.
Logical thinking, recognition, and planning ahead. |
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| Processes visual information |
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| Coordinates messages for touch and movement |
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Advanced processing of sensory input.
Supports speech and language. |
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| Responsible for emotions, creativity, and organization. |
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| Sends sensory information to and from the cerebrum |
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| Controls regulation of body functions, including the pituitary gland. |
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| Releases horomones regulating growth and metabolism. |
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| Front of a living creature. |
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| Back of a living creature. Hind end of the body. |
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| Top of a living creature and near the back. |
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| The bottom of a living thing. Near the belly. |
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| When one structure is above another structure. |
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| When one structure is below another structure. |
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