psychology vocab #5

Question 1

Limbic system

Answer 1

a group of brain structures that regulate basic emotions such as fear and rage and drives such as hunger and sex.

Question 2

Amygdala

Answer 2

2 lima-bean-sized neural clusters in the limbic system; emotion

Question 3

Hypothalamus

Answer 3

lies below the thalamus; directs several maintenence activties, helps govern the endocrine system, linked to emotion

Question 4

Hippocampus

Answer 4

located in the limbic system; helps process for storage explicit memories of facts and events

Question 5

Cerebral cortex

Answer 5

inticate fabric of interconnected cells convering the cerebral hemisphere; the bodys ultimate control/ info processing center

Question 6

Frontal lobes

Answer 6

portion of the cerebral cortex behind the forhead; speaking, muscle movements, making plans, and judgements

Question 7

Parietal lobes

Answer 7

portion of the cerebral cortex at the top/ rear of the head; recieves sensory input for touch and body postion

Question 8

Occipital lobes

Answer 8

portion of the cerebral cortex at the back of the head; recieve info from visual feilds

Question 9

Temporal lobes

Answer 9

portion of the cerebral cortex above the ears; auditory areas, each recieving info from the opposite ear

Question 10

Motor cortex

Answer 10

an area of the rear and frontal lobes that controls voluntary movements

Question 11

Somatosensory cortex

Answer 11

an area at the front of the parietal lobes that registers and processes body touch and movement sensations