Science (nervous system) PT 4 Flashcards
(12 cards)
Frontal lobe function?
Predicts consequences, choose between good/bad actions
Cerebrum-Parietal lobe function?
Helps with interpretation of touch
-understanding of objects, spaces and shapes
Cerebrum-occipital lobe function?
Processes/makes sense of visual info
Temporal lobe function?
Helps with perception/interpretation of sound, recognizes objects through visual memory
Cerebellum function?
Plays a role in balance and voluntary motor skills
Brainstem function?
Allows transfer of info between brain and body, does automatic functions like breathing
Subdivisions of peripheral nervous system
Somatic / Autonomic nervous system
Subdivisions of autonomic nervous system
Sympathetic/Parasympathetic nervous system
Subdivisions of Central nervous system
None, but brain has different lobes and structures
what links the nervous & endocrine system together
hypothalamus
biggest lobe?
frontal lobe
what is Pituatary gland
master gland that controls other endocrine glands
