Parts and Functions of the Brain Flashcards
Broca’s Area was discovered how?
A man was unable to talk because of a lesion in a specific area in the left side of the brain
What two structures form the brainstem?
the hindbrain and midbrain
Name the functions of:
the cerebral cortex
complex perceptual cognitive and behavioral processes
Name the functions of:
Basal Ganglia
Movement-aid in making our movements smooth and posture steady
Name the functions of:
the limbic system
Emotion and Memory
Name the functions of:
Thalamus
Sensory Relay station
Name the functions of:
The hypothalamus
Hunger and Thirst; emotion
Name the functions of:
Midbrain and their nuclei
sensorimotor reflexes.
Associated with involuntary reflexes from visual or auditory stimuli
inferiorcolluculi (auditory) or superior colliculi (visual)
Name the parts of the hindbrain:
cerebellum, medulla oblongata, reticular formation
Name the functions of:
The cerebellum
refined motor movements
Maintaining posture and balance and coordinates body movements
Name the functions of:
Medulla oblongata
Vital functioning (breathing, digestion, heart rate, blood pressure)
Name the functions of:
Reticular formation
Arousal and altertness
Name the functions of:
the entire hindbrain
controls balance, motor coordination, breathing, digestion, general arousal processes such as sleeping and waking
Name the functions of:
The pons
contains sensory and motor pathways between the cortex and the medulla
Damage to the cerebrum causes?
clumsiness, slurred speech, and loss of balance
Name the parts of the forebrain:
Telencephalon and Diencephalon
Name the parts of the telencephalon:
cerebral cortex, basal ganglia, and limbic system
Name the parts of the diencephalon:
thalamus, hypothalamus, posterior pituitary and pineal gland
Name the functions of:
Thalamus
Relay station for all sensory information except for smell
Receives afferent signals and transmits them to the appropriate areas
Name the functions of:
Hypothalamus
Contributes to homeostasis
regulates metabolism, temperature, and water balance
What the nuemonic for the hypothalamus?
Four F's: Feeding Fighting Flighting (sexual) functioning
Name the functions of:
Lateral hypothalamus
detects when body needs more food or fluids
Name the functions of:
the ventromedial hypothalamus
Signals the brain to stop eating
Name the functions of:
the anterior hypothalamus
controls sexual behavior
