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| 11515612981 | lesion | tissue destruction | 0 | |
| 11515612982 | Electroencephalogram (EEG) | record of the electrical activity of the brain | 1 | |
| 11515690068 | Aphasia | impairment of language, usually caused by left hemisphere damage either to Broca's area (impairing speaking) or to Wernicke's area (impairing understanding). | 2 | |
| 11516137230 | Hormones | chemical messengers that are manufactured by the endocrine glands, travel through the bloodstream, and affect other tissues | 3 | |
| 11516137231 | brain stem | the oldest part and central core of the brain, beginning where the spinal cord swells as it enters the skull; responsible for automatic survival functions | 4 | |
| 11516137232 | Wernicke's area | a brain area involved in language comprehension and expression; usually in the left temporal lobe | 5 | |
| 11516137233 | Medulla | the base of the brainstem; controls heartbeat and breathing | 6 | |
| 11516137234 | reticular formation | a nerve network in the brainstem that plays an important role in controlling arousal | 7 | |
| 11516137235 | Hypothalamus | A neural structure lying below the thalamus; it directs several maintenance activities (eating, drinking, body temperature), helps govern the endocrine system via the pituitary gland, and is linked to emotion and reward. | 8 | |
| 11516137236 | cerebral cortex | the intricate fabric of interconnected neural cells that covers the cerebral hemispheres; the body's ultimate control and information-processing center | 9 | |
| 11516137237 | Thalamus | the brain's sensory switchboard, located on top of the brainstem; it directs messages to the sensory receiving areas in the cortex and transmits replies to the cerebellum and medulla | 10 | |
| 11516137238 | Cerebellum | the "little brain" at the rear of the brainstem; functions include processing sensory input and coordinating movement output and balance | 11 | |
| 11516137239 | limbic system | A doughnut-shaped system of neural structures at the border of the brainstem and cerebral hemispheres; associated with emotions such as fear and aggression and drives such as those for food and sex. Includes the hippocampus, amygdala, and hypothalamus. | 12 | |
| 11516137240 | Amygdala | two almond-shaped neural clusters that are components of the limbic system and are linked to emotion | 13 | |
| 11516137241 | frontal lobe | The lobe at the front of the brain associated with movement, speech, and impulsive behavior. | 14 | |
| 11516137242 | occipital lobe | portion of the cerebral cortex lying at the back of the head; includes areas that receive information from the visual fields | 15 | |
| 11516137243 | association areas | areas of the cerebral cortex that are not involved in primary motor or sensory functions; rather, they are involved in higher mental functions such as learning, remembering, thinking, and speaking | 16 | |
| 11516137244 | Broca's area | An area of the frontal lobe, usually in the left hemisphere, that directs the muscle movements involving in speech | 17 | |
| 11516137245 | corpus callosum | the large band of neural fibers connecting the two brain hemispheres and carrying messages between them | 18 | |
| 11516137246 | pitituary gland | the endocrine system's most influential gland, under the influence of the hypothalamus, and regulates growth and controls other endocrine glands. | 19 |