Localisation of function in the brain (Part 1)

Question 1

What areas make up the Central Nervous System?

Answer 1

Brain and Spinal Cord

Question 2

What is the CNS’s functions?

Answer 2

receives sensory info from the Peripheral Nervous system, processes and responds with motor info back to PNS

Question 3

What parts of the body make up the Peripheral Nervous System?

Answer 3

Muscles, organs and glands + all other nerves

Question 4

What is the role of the PNS

Answer 4

Sends sensory infor to CNS and receives motor info from CNS

Question 5

What are the different types of peripheral nervous systems? What are their differences?

Answer 5

1.Autonomic nervous system (involuntary or ‘auto’matic )
2.Somatic nervous system (voluntary movement)

Question 6

What are the two types of Autonomic nervous systems and their functions?

Answer 6

1. Sympathetic NS: F,F,F response, prepares for actions (increased heartbeat and blood pressure)
2. Parasympathetic NS: Calms us down, regulates homeostasis (slows heartbeat)

Question 7

What are the 3 divisions of the brain?

Answer 7

Forebrain, Midbrain, Hindbrain

Question 8

What is the forebrain responsible for?

Answer 8

The cerebral cortex is responsible for higher-order thinking and decision making

Question 9

What is the midbrain responsible for?

Answer 9

Visual and auditory processing

Question 10

What is the hindbrain responsible for?

Answer 10

Survival functions

Question 11

What are the 4 lobes of the cerebral cortex

Answer 11

Frontal, Parietal, Occipital and Temporal

Question 12

What are the 2 hemispheres responsible for?

Answer 12

Left = language and logic, controls right side of body
Right = creativity and imagination, controls left side of body

Question 13

What is frontal lobe responsible for?

Answer 13

Personality, facial recognition, speech, emotion, sensation, movement

Question 14

What is parietal lobe responsible for?

Answer 14

Sensation: touch, temp, pressure

Question 15

What is occipital lobe responsible for?

Answer 15

visual info

Question 16

What is temporal lobe responsible for?

Answer 16

processing and receiving auditory information and facial recognition

Question 16

What is temporal lobe responsible for?

Answer 16

processing and receiving auditory information and facial recognition

Question 17

What is the name of the nerve bundle connecting the two hemispheres of the brain?

Answer 17

Corpus Callosum

Question 18

What area of the brain is responsible for production and pronunciation?

Answer 18

Broca’s Area

Question 19

1. What is the name given when Broca’s Area is damaged? 2. What are the symptoms?

Answer 19

1. Broca’s aphasia
2. Can’t articulate speech, the production of speech is effected and the individuals has trouble understanding speech

Question 20

Where is Broca’s Area located?

Answer 20

Frontal lobe (left)

Question 21

Where is Wernicke’s Area located?

Answer 21

Temporal lobe (left)

Question 22

What is Wernicke’s Area responsible for?

Answer 22

Speech comprehension/ understanding and producing meaningful speech

Question 23

What happens when Wernicke’s aphasia occurs?

Answer 23

individuals have trouble finding the words to describe something and understanding speech becomes difficult

Question 24

1. Where is Gershwin's Territory located? 2. What is its purpose?

Answer 24

1. Parietal lobe 2. connects Broca's and Wernicke's Areas *It is significant for speech development

Question 25

What is the Basal Ganglia responsible for?

Answer 25

- Regulates and initiates motor movements - Receives info from PMC, processes it, and sends it back to PMC

Question 26

Where is the Basal Ganglia located?

Answer 26

Forebrain

Question 27

What is the Primary Motor Cortex's responsibility?

Answer 27

- Voluntary movement - the top is responsible for the bottom of your body and vise vera

Question 28

Where is the Primary Motor Cortex Located?

Answer 28

The back of the frontal lobe (where headphones would sit)

Question 29

What is the Cerebellum (little brain) used for in relation to PMC?

Answer 29

Co-ordinating "fluid" movement and balance

Question 30

What is the Limbic System?

Answer 30

Parts of the brain associated with emotion and made up of the amygdala and hippocampus + prefrontal cortex

Question 31

What does the limbic system control?

Answer 31

Primitive emotional response, learning from memories of experiences

Question 32

How does the Amygdala contribute to the Limbic System?

Answer 32

- Triggers emotional memories - Senses threat - Rprefronetains emotional moments associated with our current response

Question 33

How does the prefrontal cortex contribute to the Limbic system?

Answer 33

While amygdala may produce complex behavior's, thinking and emotion, the prefrontal cortex regulates it