Name: Jenyl A.

Petracorta Date: October 10, 2021

Wordhunt: Brain Parts Edition

Part 1: Circle/highlight the 25 words listed below. Words appear straight across, backward straight
across, up and down, down, and up, and diagonally.

A S O M A T O S E N S O R Y C O R T E X X G U D
W Z E B O L L A T I P I C C O E G Y G U E R Z M
T J G C L D O R N U K K V P G K I N X B V Q T U
Y N Y E P A R I E T A L U K A H Z Q M W K Y D S
W V E N T R A L T E G M E N T A L A R E A N Z O
X D E T V O M A S S O C I A T I O N A R E A S L
L I H R Y O H T E Z V B M B A X L N P P I I Y L
X G R A Y M A T T E R M H Y L O D U H I O M Q A
M N X L A T N O R F J E G B A H M S W T A G Y C
G L E S K Y L B K O K D M O D S X Q X U E W R S
N A T U X I S X N B D U K Q G P N V Y I R Y W U
S E R L M I R Z S T R L B V Y C O O X T A Q E P
P R O C X G E S B S A L E L M R W S P A S O R R
C Q C U I W O W X T I A X Y A P Y E K R A D N O
T M R S S U B S T A N T I A N I G R A Y C E I C
K D O X B L U B Y R O T C A F L O W M G O T C W
Y U T S J I C S U M A L A H T Y A U R L R F K C
V D O K L H S I F U W S E P T U M B I A B Z E C
G E M L A R O P M E T M J J Q F L T S N N J S K
U R E T I C U L A R F O R M A T I O N D E O A I
H I P P O C A M P U S B U B R A I N S T E M R H
S U M A L A H T O P Y H V E N T R I C L E S E U
A T O J C E X F C E R E B E L L U M L R H Q A J
R S M C D X E T R O C L A R B E R E C Y C O H J

   amygdala       association areas       brain stem       Broca's Area       central sulcus       

cerebellum       cerebral cortex       corpus callosum       frontal       gray matter       
hippocampus       hypothalamus       medulla       motor cortex       occipital lobe       
olfactory bulb       parietal       pituitary gland       pons       Reticular formation       septum       
somatosensory cortex       substantia nigra       temporal       thalamus       
ventral tegmental area       ventricles       Wernicke's Area   
Part II. Brain Parts and Function
Identify the location and major functions of the different brain parts.

Part Location Major Functions

A small, almond-shaped region
of the brain that collaborates
with the hippocampus to form
long-term memories of
specific, and frequently
Amygdala Located in the medial emotional, events (this is called
temporal lobe episodic memory). Fear,
aggression, and anxiety are
known to be linked to
knowledge of persons or
places.
Association areas They are largely responsible for
Located in the four processing and integrating
cortical lobes of sensory information and are
cerebral cortex linked to higher mental
functions such as thinking and
reasoning.
Broca's Area In the inferior frontal It regulates the production and
gyrus coordination of speech
Runs down the middle The parietal lobe and the
of the lateral surface of frontal lobe, as well as the
Central sulcus the brain, separating primary motor cortex and the
the frontal lobe from primary somatosensory cortex,
the parietal lobe. are separated by this notable
brain landmark.
At the back of the By recognizing faults in
brain, underlying the motions and making minute
Cerebellum occipital and temporal modifications to the following
lobes of the cerebral movement, it aids in the
cortex improvement of motor skills.
The outer covering of Higher-order processes like
Cerebral cortex the cerebral consciousness, thought,
hemispheres' surfaces emotion, logic, language, and
memory are all linked to it.
In the white matter of
the cerebrum which The link permits data to go
Corpus callosum connects the left side of back and forth between the two
the brain to the right sections.
side
The frontal lobe interprets
Located directly behind information about the
Frontal the forehead environment, memories, and
emotions and makes decisions
based on that knowledge.
 It allows people to regulate
Gray matter In the outermost layer their movements, memories,
and emotions.
The inner (medial) Long-term memory is
Hippocampus region of the temporal controlled by this area of the
lobe brain.
It acts as a channel between the
central nervous and endocrine
systems (brain and spinal cord)
(glands the release hormones).
It is in charge of the pituitary
Located on the gland, which secretes hormones
Hypothalamus undersurface of the that control a variety of body
brain activities. It serves to stimulate
numerous vital processes in the
body and plays an important
function in hormone
production.
It's responsible for transmitting
messages from your spinal cord
At the base of your to your brain. It's also
Medulla brain necessary for maintaining the
health of your cardiovascular
and respiratory systems.
By directing muscle
contractions, the motor cortex
regulates movement. It
Located immediately connects with the basal ganglia,
Motor cortex anterior to the central cerebellum, and cerebral cortex
sulcus areas to ensure that motions are
deliberate, precise, and
coordinated with our sensory
preception.
Under the parietal lobe
Occipital lobe and above the temporal It is capable of decoding visual
lobe near the back of signals.
the brain
Olfactory bulb In the forebrain of Processes our sense of smell
vertebrates.
It combines information from
our senses to help us focus our
Rests near the top and attention on the most important
Parietal center of the cerebral aspects of our surroundings. It
cortex, just behind the interprets our feeling of touch
frontal lobe and above (somatosensation) and keeps
the occipital and track of the body's and limbs'
temporal lobes relative positions
(proprioception).
At the base of your Produces and releases
Pituitary gland brain, behind the hormones controlling various
 bridge of your nose and bodily functions and behaviors.
directly below your
hypothalamus.
Portion of the
brainstem lying above
the medulla oblongata Contains the locus cereleus, an
Pons and below the area important for attention
cerebellum and the
cavity of the fourth
ventricle.
Somatic motor control,
cardiovascular regulation, pain
Found in the brainstem, modulation, sleep and
Reticular formation at the center of an area consciousness, and habituation
of the brainstem are all modulatory and
premotor functions of the
reticular formation.
At the midline of the Forms part of the walls of the
brain between the two anterior section of the lateral
Septum cerebral hemispheres, ventricles and acts as a divider
or halves of the brain. between a portion of the lateral
ventricles.
It receives information from the
Somatosensory cortex The anterior part of the touch receptors (sensors)
pariental lobe located throughout the body in
the skin.
Located within the
midbrain posterior to Sends messages to the dorsal
Substantia nigra the crus cerebri fibers striatum to start movements.
of the cerebral
peduncle
Memories, emotions, and
Temporal Sit behind the ears language comprehension are all
stored in this area.
It is commonly referred to as
"grand central station" for the
sorting of sensory information
Thalamus In the middle of the before it connects on the cortex
brain because it relays information
about most of our senses out of
the remaining of the brain.
Although it contains a variety
In the midbrain, of neurons, it is most known
Ventral tegmental area situated adjacent to the for its dopaminergic neurons,
substantia nigra which project from the VTA
throughout the brain.
The brain's ventricles are four
Ventricles On each side of your cavities that hold and create
cerebral cortex cerebrospinal fluid (CSF),
which protects, nourishes, and
 cleans up after the brain.
The posterior third of
the upper temporal It allows us to comprehend
Wernicke's Area convolution of the left language, both written and
hemisphere of the spoken.
brain.