Cerebrum
Frontal Lobe
Parietal Lobe
Temporal Lobe
Occipital Lobe
Primary Motor
Cortex
Premotor Cortex
Broca’s Area
Primary Somatic
Sensory Cortex
Olfactory Cortex
Gustatory Cortex
Visual Cortex
Auditory Cortex
Diencephalon
Thalamus
Hypothalamus
Epithalamus
Midbrain
Pons
Medulla Oblongata
Cerebellum
Nuclei
Tract
Corpus Collusum
Sulci (Sulcus)
Gyri (gyrus)
Fissure
Wernicke’s Area
Brain Stem
Longitudinal Fissure
Transverse Fissure
Central Sulcus
Parieto-occipital
sulcus
Lateral Sulcus
Precentral gyrus
Postcentral Gyrus
Pineal gland
Choroid plexus
Higher intellectual
reasoning, complex
memories, language
comprehension, primary
motor cortex and
premotor cortex
Primary somatic sensory
cortex processes sensory
information such as
pressure, touch, and pain
Primary auditory cortex
interprets sounds and
primary olfactory cortex
interprets smells
Primary visual cortex
receives visual stimuli and
information
Allows us to consciously
move our skeletal muscles
Allows us to control
learned motor skills of a
patterned nature
Special motor speech area
that directs muscles
involved in speech
planning and production
Receives information from
the cutaneous receptors
in the skin and the
proprioceptors in the
muscles
Receives impulses from
the olfactory receptors in
the nose
Receives impulses from
the taste receptors
Receives impulses from
the photoreceptors of the
eye
Dominant brain structure,
composed of two
hemispheres and
responsible for voluntary
and conscious activities
Receives impulses from
the auditory receptors of
the ears
Located in the brain’s
central area and
composed of the
thalamus, hypothalamus,
and epithalamus
Relay stations for sensory
impulses passing upward
to the sensory cortex;
filters out unnecessary
sensory information
Controls the autonomic
nervous system, the body
temperature, thirst,
hunger, emotional
response, sleep-wake
cycles, and the pituitary
gland
Contains the pineal gland
and choroid plexus
Startle, visual and
auditory reflexes
Fibers connect the brain
to the spinal cord and
control the normal rate of
breathing
Automatic reflex centers
for the heart rate, blood
pressure, breathing,
swallowing, and vomiting
Provides precise timing for
skeletal muscle activity,
regulates equilibrium and
balance, and produces
smooth and coordinated
skilled skeletal muscle
movements
Cluster of cell bodies and
dendrites located in the
brain and spinal cord
Cluster of myelinated
axons in the brain and
spinal cord
The tract that connects
the two cerebral
hemispheres
Shallow grooves of tissue
Elevated ridges of tissues
Deeper grooves of tissue
Recognizes spoken words,
translates words into
thoughts and helps us
sound out strange or new
words
Located between the
spinal cord and the
cerebrum; composed of
the midbrain, pons and
medulla oblongata;
provides a pathway for
tracts, and produces
behaviors for survival
Separates the cerebral
hemispheres in the middle
Separates the cerebrum
from the cerebellum
Separates the frontal lobe
from the parietal lobe
Separates the occipital
lobe from the parietal
lobe
Separates the temporal
lobe from the parietal and
frontal lobe
Elevation located just
anterior to the central
sulcus
Elevation located just
posterior to the central
sulcus
Makes the cerebrospinal
fluid (CSF)
Secretes melatonin