chapter 2 unit 3- lobes of cerebral cortex

Question 1

areas of the cortex associated with movement, sense of self, and higher mental functions

Answer 1

frontal lobes

Question 2

-responsible for the executive functions (higher level processes that allow for reasoning and planning)

Answer 2

prefrontal cortex

Question 3

combine and process information

Answer 3

frontal association areas

Question 4

intelligence
language
regulation of thought
movement

Answer 4

what psychological functions are associated with frontal lobes?

Question 5

type of aphasia associated with poor grammar and association

Answer 5

broca’s area

Question 6

-directs body’s muscles
-contains mirror neurons

Answer 6

primary motor area

Question 7

-registers body sensations

Answer 7

parietal lobes

Question 8

receiving area for body sensation

Answer 8

primary somatosensory area

Question 9

-auditory information

Answer 9

temporal lobes

Question 10

left temporal lobe association area called wernicke’s area

Answer 10

language comprehension

Question 11

visual processing

Answer 11

occipital lobes

Question 12

visual processing

Answer 12

occipital lobes

Question 13

-inability to identify seen objects as a result of brain injury

-caused by damage to association areas on occipital lobes

Answer 13

visual agnosia