Cerebral Hemisphere

**Semantic type:** Body Part, Organ, or Organ Component

**Definition:** The part of the brain that controls muscle functions and also controls speech, thought, emotions, reading, writing, and learning. The right hemisphere controls the muscles on the left side of the body, and the left hemisphere controls the muscles on the right side of the body.

**Synonyms:** - BRAIN, CEREBRUM - Brain Hemisphere - Brain, Cerebrum - CEREBRUM - Cerebral - Cerebral Hemispheres - Cerebral hemisphere structure (body structure) - Cerebrum - Cerebrum - Structure of cerebrum (body structure) - cerebral hemisphere - cerebral hemisphere - cerebrum