Chapter 7

Question 1

4 main regions of the brain

Answer 1

Brain stem
Cerebellum
Diencephalon
Cerebrum

Question 2

4 major lobes of the brain

Answer 2

Temporal
Parietal
Frontal
Occipital

Question 3

Temporal functions

Answer 3

Hearing, speech, smell

Question 4

Frontal functions

Answer 4

Logic, reasoning

Question 5

Parietal functions

Answer 5

Touch, taste, sensory cortex

Question 6

Occipital function

Answer 6

Vision

Question 7

Gyri

Answer 7

Elevated ridges of the brain; increase surface area

Question 8

Sulci

Answer 8

Shallow grooves found between gyri ridges

Question 9

Fissures

Answer 9

Deep grooves that separate the major lobes of the brain

Question 10

Cerebrum divisions

Answer 10

4 lobes of brain

Question 11

Cerebellum divisions

Answer 11

Two hemispheres

Question 12

Brain stem components

Answer 12

Midbrain
Pons
Medulla oblongata
Reticular formation

Question 13

Components of the diencephalon

Answer 13

Thalamus
Hypothalamus
Pineal body
Pituitary gland

Question 14

Name of the bone where the foramen magnum is located

Answer 14

The occipital bone right below the medulla oblongata

Question 15

The cerebral hemispheres are connected together by a structure called

Answer 15

The corpus callosum

Question 16

Cerebellum location

Answer 16

Base of the brain underneath the occipital lobe

Question 17

Cerebellum function

Answer 17

Controls movement and posture, maintains balance, sensory information

Question 18

Medulla oblongata location

Answer 18

Directly above the foramen magnum in the occipital bone

Question 19

Medulla oblongata function

Answer 19

Controls heart rate, respiratory rate, blood pressure, swallowing, vomiting

Question 20

Midbrain location

Answer 20

Uppermost part of the brain stem

Question 21

Midbrain function

Answer 21

Serves as a relay station for nerve signals

Question 22

Pons location

Answer 22

Bulge in the brain stem below the midbrain

Question 23

Pons function

Answer 23

Regulates breathing

Question 24

Reticular formation location

Answer 24

Down the length of the brain stem

Question 25

Reticular formation function

Answer 25

Controls consciousness and the wake/sleep cycle

Question 26

Location of the diencephalon

Answer 26

Above the brain stem and below the corpus callosum

Question 27

Thalamus function

Answer 27

A nerve signal relay station, receives signals from sense organs and passes them on to the sensory cortex of the brain

Question 28

Choroid plexus (in the thalamus) function

Answer 28

Secreted cerebrospinal fluid to nourish and protect the brain

Question 29

Hypothalamus location

Answer 29

Under the thalamus

Question 30

Hypothalamus function

Answer 30

Maintains homeostasis (body temp, water balance, metabolism)

Question 31

The hypothalamus is the center of the

Answer 31

Lymbic system

Question 32

Pineal body (near the thalamus)

Answer 32

Function: sleep, but main function is unknown | Secreted the hormone melatonin

Question 33

Pituitary gland location

Answer 33

Extends down from the hypothalamus and rests in the sphenoid bone

Question 34

Pituitary gland function

Answer 34

Combines with hypothalamus to regulate hormones in the body

Question 35

Cingulate cortex

Answer 35

Part of the cerebrum, pain

Question 36

5 functions of the limbic system

Answer 36

1. Regulates the autonomic nervous system 2. Regulates the endocrine system (hormones) 3. Responds to emotions 4. Learning and memory formation 5. Controls the pleasure and reward pathways

Question 37

Hypothalamus functions

Answer 37

Serves as the primary output of information from the limbic system. Receives input from hippocampus and amygdala. Regulates hormones and behavior

Question 38

Hippocampus location

Answer 38

Connected to the hypothalamus by a nerve tract called the fornix (in the temporal lobe)

Question 39

Hippocampus function

Answer 39

Center for learning and memory (also associated with emotions)

Question 40

Mammillary bodies location and function

Answer 40

Located at the end of the fornix | Function is memory

Question 41

Fornix location

Answer 41

An arc that extends over the thalamus

Question 42

Fornix function

Answer 42

Connects hippocampus to the hypothalamus

Question 43

Septum or septate nuclei location

Answer 43

Next to mammillary bodies

Question 44

Septate nuclei function

Answer 44

Pleasure and reward center of the brain, involved in addiction

Question 45

Amygdala location and function

Answer 45

Center of the limbic system. L: near the hippocampus and mammillary bodies F: regulates behavior and responds to emotional triggers

Question 46

Where is melatonin produced

Answer 46

Pineal gland

Question 47

Where is serotonin produced

Answer 47

Central nervous system