Brain Flashcards

(13 cards)

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Left hemisphere

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-controls movement(right side)
-ordering words-speech

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Right hemisphere

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Controls movement left side
-processing meaning for a set of words

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3
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Frontal lobe

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Front of brain
Higher cognitive functions

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Temporal lobe

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-Located on both sides- temples
Face recognition, perception

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Occipital Lobe

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Back of the brain
Received sensory info from retinas

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6
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Parietal lobe

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-Located above the temporal lobes, between frontal and occipital lobe
-integrating info from the body’s sense to build a picture.

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7
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Corpus callosum

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Allows the two hemispheres to communicate
Info being processed side-rest

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Broca’s area

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Paul Broca
Critical for speech
Perform cognitive task unrelated to language

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9
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Wernicke’s area

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Carl Wernicke
-understanding language
-laterite portion of left temporal lobe

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10
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Motor cortex

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Voluntary movements
Frontal lobe
Both hemispheres have one

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Visual cortex

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Largest system in brain
In occipital lobe
In both right and left hemispheres
Intergrate visual info

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Auditory cortex

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Hearing
In temporal lobe of both hemispheres
Damage to the auditory cortex results in issues with sound

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Somato-sensory cortex

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Detects sensory info
In parietal lobe
Produces sensation of touch,pressure,temp and pain

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