BIO E121 Lecture Notes - Lecture 32: Occipital Lobe, Parietal Lobe, Frontal Lobe
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List the lobes of the brain and their main function. Reasoning, planning, parts of speech, movement, emotions & Grooves on surface of the brain that marks boundaries of the lobe. Explain the sensory, motor and association areas of the cerebrum. Receives sensory information from the body; touch, walk, taste, grasp. Communicates with sensory, motor, and other areas of the brain to analyze & act on sensory input. List the functions of the thalamus and hypothalamus. Relay station of the brain for all sensory information except smell processed in cns. Directs motor activity, memory, and cortical arousal. Maintains homeostasis by regulating blood pressure, heart/breathing rate, digestion, and body temp. Coordinates nervous & endocrine system by influencing pituitary gland. Regulates emotions part of the limbic system; sex drive, pain, fear, etc. Receives information from motor cortex & sensory pathways to produce well-timed voluntary movements. Comparison compares position of body part to where it ought to be.
