This cross section of the human brain depicts several key structures. Name the structure described below.
____connects the two cerebral hemispheres.
____helps coordinate movement on the left and right side of the body.
____this word means "bridge," and this part of the brain is a bridge of sorts: it relays information from higher up in the brain to the cerebellum.
____control of balance, muscle tone, and coordinated muscle movements.
____involved in learning habitual or automatic movements and motor skills, such as typing, writing, or backhanding a tennis ball.
____controls breathing, heartbeat, and other vital life functions.
__controls a number of vital reflexes, including swallowing, coughing, vomiting, and sneezing.
___because this area is involved in such critical life functions, damage to this brain region can rapidly prove fatal.
___the outer covering of the forebrain.
___involved in complex behaviors and mental processes.
___sophisticated mental functioning such as perception and decision-making.
____the largest part of the human brain.
___regulates attention, alertness, sleep.
___connects the brain to the body.
___secretes hormones that influence glands throughout the body.
