Do You Know the Functions of These Brain Structures?

Do you know what's going on up there?

1. 1. Amygdala?

    Controls emotion, such as aggression, fear, and rage

   Controls emotion, such as aggression, fear, and rage

    Memory

   Memory

    Coordinates information

   Coordinates information

2. 2. Brainstem?

    Produces speech

   Produces speech

    Regulates sleep-wake cycle

   Regulates sleep-wake cycle

    Controls autonomic survival functions

   Controls autonomic survival functions

3. 3. Broca's Area?

    Regulates thirst, hunger, body temperature, and sexual behavior

   Regulates thirst, hunger, body temperature, and sexual behavior

    Controls simple reflexes

   Controls simple reflexes

    Produces speech

   Produces speech

4. 4. Cerebellum?

    Coordinates voluntary movements and balance

   Coordinates voluntary movements and balance

    Controls emotions, such as aggression, fear, and rage

   Controls emotions, such as aggression, fear, and rage

    Language comprehension

   Language comprehension

5. 5. Hippocampus?

    Sensory and motor nerves crossover

   Sensory and motor nerves crossover

    Memory

   Memory

    Regulates higher brain centers and peripheral nervous system

   Regulates higher brain centers and peripheral nervous system

6. 6. Hypothalamus?

    Regulates thirst, hunger, body temperature, and sexual behavior

   Regulates thirst, hunger, body temperature, and sexual behavior

    Master endocrine gland influence hormonal releases by other glands

   Master endocrine gland influence hormonal releases by other glands

    Controls simple reflexes

   Controls simple reflexes

7. 7. Wernicke's Area?

    Regulates higher brain centers and peripheral nervous system

   Regulates higher brain centers and peripheral nervous system

    Language comprehension

   Language comprehension

    Links emotion and basic motives

   Links emotion and basic motives

8. 8. Pituitary Gland

    Coordinates voluntary movements and balance

   Coordinates voluntary movements and balance

    Controls autonomic survival functions

   Controls autonomic survival functions

    Master endocrine gland influence hormonal releases by other glands

   Master endocrine gland influence hormonal releases by other glands

9. 9. Medulla?

    Regulates sleep-wake cycle

   Regulates sleep-wake cycle

    Sensory and motor nerves crossover

   Sensory and motor nerves crossover

    Regulates thirst, hunger, body temperature, and sexual behavior

   Regulates thirst, hunger, body temperature, and sexual behavior

10. 10. Pons?

     Master endocrine gland influence hormonal releases by other glands

    Master endocrine gland influence hormonal releases by other glands

     Links emotion and basic motives

    Links emotion and basic motives

     Regulates sleep-wake cycle

    Regulates sleep-wake cycle