Second Exam

Question 1

integrative center for emotions, emotional behavior, and motivation

Answer 1

amygdala

Question 2

large bundle of crossing fibers

connecting the olfactory bulb and parts of the cerebrum to the same areas on the opposite

Answer 2

anterior commissure

Question 3

set of nuclei located in the forebrain. Responsible for motor control

Answer 3

Basal Ganglia

Question 4

distal part of the brain

made up of midbrain, pons, and medulla oblongata

Answer 4

Brainstem

Question 5

what is the brainstem’s function

Answer 5

help to regulate breathing, heart rate, blood pressure, and several other important functions

Question 6

region in the frontal lobe of the dominant hemisphere

involved in speech production

Answer 6

Broca’s area

Question 7

located near the center of the brain, sitting astride the thalamus.
planning the execution of movement, learning, memory, reward, motivation, emotion

Answer 7

Caudate Nucleus

Question 8

What is the function of the cerebellum

Answer 8

maintenance of balance and posture, voluntary movement, coordination

Question 9

Allowing cerebrospinal fluid to flow between the third ventricle and fourth ventricle

Answer 9

cerebral acqueduct

Question 10

cingulate cortex

Answer 10

important interface between emotional regulation, sensing and action

Question 11

nerve tract projecting from the cingulate gyrus to the entorhinal cortex

Answer 11

cingulum

Question 12

what is the function of the cingulum

Answer 12

allowing communication between components of the limbic system

Question 13

midbrain area where visual, auditory and somatosensory information are integrated to initiate motor commands

Answer 13

superior colliculus

Question 14

part of the midbrain. serving as a main auditory center for the body
signal integration, frequency recognition, and pitch discrimination

Answer 14

inferior colliculus

Question 15

bundle of nerve fibers

ensures both sides of the brain can communicate abd send signals to each other

Answer 15

corpus callosum

Question 16

part of the hippocampal trisynaptic circuit.

contribute to the formation of new episodic memories

Answer 16

dentate gyrus

Question 17

what is part of the diencephalon?

Answer 17

thalamus, hypothalamus, epithalamus, subthalamus

Question 18

what is the Dorsolateral prefrontal lobe involved in?

Answer 18

working memory, cognitive flexibility, and planning

Question 19

area of the brain’s allocortex, located in the medial temporal lobe

Answer 19

entorhinal cortex

Question 20

what are the functions of the entorhinal cortex?

Answer 20

the gateway for information entering and leaving the hippocampal formation

Question 21

What is the function of the fornix

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transmit the information from the hippocampus to the mammillary bodies and to the anterior nuclei of thalamus

Question 22

What is the function of the hippocampus

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major role in learning and memory

Question 23

what is the role of the hypothalamus

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controls hormone system

Question 24

Function of the inferior temporal gyrus

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semantic memory, language, visual perception, and sensory integration

Question 25

white matter structure situated in the inferomedial part of each hemisphere. carries information past the basal ganglia, separating the caudate nucleus and the thalamus from the putamen and globus pallidus

Answer 25

internal capsule

Question 26

a relay center in the thalamus for the visual pathway. | is part of the pathway

Answer 26

lateral geniculate body

Question 27

part of the brain involved in our behavioral and emotional responses

Answer 27

limbic system

Question 28

what is part of the limbic system ?

Answer 28

hippocampus, amygdala, and hypothalamus, and cingulate gyrus

Question 29

what is the fu ction of the mammillary bodies | part of the diencephalon

Answer 29

recollective memory

Question 30

what is crucial for episodic and semantic memory?

Answer 30

medial temporal lobe

Question 31

What is the function of the medulla

Answer 31

breathing, blood pressure, circulation, heart functions

Question 32

what are parts of the mesencephalon?

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tectum and tegmentum

Question 33

What are parts of the metencephalon

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the pons and the cerebellum

Question 34

What are parts of the myelencephalon

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open and closed medulla, sensory and motor nuclei, projection of sensory and motor pathways, and some cranial nerve nuclei

Question 35

What structure is important for declarative memory?

Answer 35

the medial temporal lobe

Question 36

What is the peri-acqueductal grey is responsible for

Answer 36

autonomic function, motivated behavior, behavioral responses to threatening stimuli

Question 37

What structure is responsible for the respiratory rythm of breathing

Answer 37

The pons

Question 38

What is the posterior commissure responsible for?

Answer 38

important in language processing and connects the language processing centres of both cerebral hemispheres

Question 39

assisting in integration of sensory and motor information for the performance of action

Answer 39

premotor cortex

Question 40

generating signals to direct the movement of the body

Answer 40

primary motor cortex

Question 41

What is the function of the putamen

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regulate movements and influence various types of learning

Question 42

partition between a portion of the lateral ventricles

Answer 42

septum

Question 43

receive afferent connections from other limbic structures (hippocampus, hypothalamus, amygdala)

Answer 43

septal nuclei

Question 44

what is the function of the somatosensory cortex

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processing somatic sensations

Question 45

coordinating multiple aspects of cognition. | is made up of the caudate nucleus and the lentiform nucleus

Answer 45

the striatum

Question 46

positioned between the hippocampus and entorhinal. | plays a key role in the mediation of hippocampal-cortical interaction

Answer 46

subiculum

Question 47

modulating motor movement and reward functions as part of the basal ganglia circuitry

Answer 47

substantia nigra

Question 48

What is the function of the superior temporal gyrus

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auditory processing

Question 49

relaying sensory and motor signals, as well as regulation of consciousness and alertness

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thalamus

Question 50

What is the function of the uncus

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involved in olfaction, emotions, and forming nee memories

Question 51

what region is responsible for the cognitive process of decision-making

Answer 51

orbitofrontal cortex

Question 52

what is the function of the primary visual cortex

Answer 52

receiving, segmenting, and integrating visual information

Question 53

What part is playing a role in spatial representation of objects for action planning and control

Answer 53

posterior parietal lobe