Brain Structures and Functions Worksheet

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Brain Structures and Functions Worksheet

Provide a brief description for each of the following functions:

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Basal ganglia

Controls cognition, movement coordination, and voluntary movement.

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Corpus collosum

Thick band of nerve fibers that connects the two hemispheres of the brain.

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Temporal lobe

The lobe involved in hearing, language comprehension, and memory.

4.

Occipital lobe

The portion of the (mammalian) brain that is responsible for visual processing.

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Frontal lobe

The lobe involved in organization, planning, and inhibition control.

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Cerebrum

The largest and most highly developed part of the human brain.

Spinal cord

Portion of the central...