The Brain

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The Brain

• By Maisie

www.morphonix.com/.../specimens/wet_brain.html
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Occipital Lobe

• The region in the back of the brain which
  processes visual information. Not only is the
  occipital lobe mainly responsible for visual
  reception, it also contains areas that help in
  the recognition of shapes and colors. Also called
  visual cortex.

http//www.waiting.com/brainanatomy.htmlanchor268
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Frontal Lobe

• The frontal lobe is located in the front of the
  brain. It is used for problem solving,
  organizing, planning, personality, and other
  activities involved with knowing.

http//www.waiting.com/brainanatomy.html
http//www.waiting.com/frontallobe.htmlanchor2666
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Temporal Lobe

• The Temporal lobe controls some emotion, hearing
  speech, and memory. It is located in the side of
  the brain. Also called the auditory cortex.

http//biology.about.com/library/organs/brain/blte
mporallobe.htm
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tehttp//www.sci.uidaho.edu/med532/temporal.htm
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Parietal Lobe

• The parietal lobe is associated with movement,
  orientation, recognition, and perception. It
  also controls pain and touch sensation,
  information processing, and speech.

http//www.wiredtowinthemovie.com/images/hotspots/
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http//serendip.brynmawr.edu/bb/kinser/Structure1.
html
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Cerebrum

• The Cerebrum is Latin for brain. It consists of
  four lobes. The cerebral cortex is a thin layer
  of neurons that lay on top of the brain.

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Neurons
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Cerebellum

• The cerebellum controls fine movement
  coordination, muscle tone, and balance. It is
  about the size of a fist, and also helps with
  some language.

http//biology.about.com/library/organs/brain/blce
rebellum.htm
http//www.morphonix.com/software/education/scienc
e/brain/game/specimens/images/cerebellum.gif
http//www.newhorizons.org/neuro/leiner.htm
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Axons

• Axons take information away from the cell
  bodies. Bundles of axons are called nerves or
  nerve tracks. Axons are long threads.

http//www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/anatomy/
brain/Neuron.shtml
http//www.uni-kl.de/FB-Biologie/AG-Deitmer/homepa
ges/lohr/Projects/bulbus01.jpg
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Dendrites
Dendrites are used in the brain to receive
messages and bring information to the cell body.
Dendrites branch out from the cell body, and are
compared to trees.

http//www.brainexplorer.org/brain-images/dendrite
.jpg
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Cell Body
The largest part of a cell, the cell body, holds
all of the general parts of a cell as well as the
nucleus, which is the control center. The nucleus
contains the cell's DNA, located in the
chromosomes.

http//research.cs.tamu.edu/bnl/gallery/photos/rec
on/dm0714Golgi_cell_body.jpg
http//research.cs.tamu.edu/bnl/gallery/photos/rec
on/dm0714Golgi_cell_body.jpg
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Synapse
Information from one neuron flows to another
neuron across a synapse. The synapse contains a
small gap separating neurons.

http//faculty.washington.edu/chudler/synapse.html

http//www.naturalhealthschool.com/img/synapse.gif

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The Limbic System
http//www.brainexplorer.org/brain-images/limbic_s
ystem.jpg
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Thalamus

• The thalamus functions are motor control,
  receives auditory and visual sensory signals and
  relays sensory signals to the cerebral cortex.

http//biology.about.com/library/organs/brain/blth
alamus.htm
http//z.about.com/d/psychology/1/5/F/thalamus.jpg

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Hypothalamus

• The Hypothalamus controls emotions and the
  endocrine functions. It also regulates your
  intake of food and water. The Hypothalamus is
  your thermostat.

http//biology.about.com/library/organs/brain/blhy
pothal.htm
http//mediabyran.kib.ki.se/projects/cns/mri/mri-p
ictures/hypothalamus.jpg
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Amygdala

• The Amygdala controls responses involved with
  fear and some emotional responses. It also helps
  with arousal.

http//www.sci.uidaho.edu/med532/amygdala.htm
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Pituitary Gland

• The pituitary is a small, pea-sized gland
  located at the base of the brain. The pituitary
  gland is in charge of hormones.

http//www.fotosearch.com/comp/LIF/LIF112/pituitar
y-gland_SA103006.jpg
http//www.pituitary.org/faq/
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Medulla Oblongata

• The medulla oblongata relays messages to and
  from the brain. It is located at the bottom of
  the brain, near the brainstem.

http//biology.about.com/library/organs/brain/blme
dulla.htm
http//www.geocities.com/aggelopolis/medulla_oblon
gata2.jpg
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Brain Stem

• The brain stem is responsible for arousal,
  alertness, breathing, blood pressure, digestion,
  and more. It is at the bottom of the brain.

http//biology.about.com/library/organs/brain/blbr
ainstem.htm
http//www.wiredtowinthemovie.com/images/hotspots/
level05brainStem.jpg
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Things From the Movie

• Messages leave and reach brain through the
  spinal cord.
• The medulla controls breathing and blood.
• The cerebellum deals with balance.
• The central nervous system controls your brain.
• There are 9 billion nerves in your brain.

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Things From the Movie

• Reflexes are not controlled by your brain.
• Your hippocampus changes short term memory to
  long term.
• The right side of your brain is artistic, the
  left side is logical.
• Aspirin blocks pain transmitters.

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