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1 The Brain

2 Wernicke’s Area (left temporal lobe) Understanding speech and language ¿Me comprendes? ¿Qué? What?

3 The Brain Broca’s Area (left frontal lobe) Helps you speak (In Spanish Boca=mouth)

4 The Brain Wernicke’s Area & Broca’s Area=Left side of brain only. Left side=Language

5 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6CJWo5TDHLE& feature=related&safety_mode=true&persist_safety_ mode=1&safe=active

6 The Brain The Occipital Lobe Responsible for vision Ophthalmologist - a doctor of medicine specializing in ophthalmology (medical science dealing with the anatomy, functions, and diseases of the eye.)

7 The Brain The Occipital Lobe “She has eyes in the back of her head.”

8 The Brain The Parietal Lobe 1 of the 4 lobes of the brain. Allows us to process pain, pressure, and other physical sensations like hot and cold sensations. It is also the area of the brain that allows us to identify objects. It also plays a part in reading, writing, language and calculation.

9 The Brain The Parietal Lobe Think: Parents can always sense when something is wrong. They can also help us with reading, writing, language and calculation.

10 The Brain Hippocampus Memory-Many times damage does not eliminate existing memories, but prevents the formation of new. (Anterograde amnesia.)

11 The Brain Hippocampus=Curved shape. Hippocampus is Greek for seahorse. Located on both the right and left side of the brain.

12 The Brain Cerebellum=Balance, coordination, movement. This is Sarah. She has great balance. Learning and memory. (Procedural Memory.)

13 The Brain Cerebellum=Balance, coordination, movement. Learning and memory. Cerebellum in Latin=Little brain

14 The Brain Corpus Callosum=Transfers messages from one hemisphere to another. White matter tract connecting the right and left cerebral hemispheres of the brain. Means large (Callosum) body (Corpus) in Latin.

15 The Brain Explain the function and location of the following to a partner: Wernicke’s Area Broca’s Area Occipital Lobe Parietal Lobe Hippocampus Cerebellum Corpus Callosum


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