Unit 1 Test Flashcards
(18 cards)
Wernike’s Area
Left hemisphere of the brain - language comprehension; understanding written and spoken language
Brain Stem
Basic life-sustaining functions such as breathing, heart rate, and sleep cycle
Cerebellum
Back of the brain - coordinating movement, balance, and posture
Amygdala
In the temporal lobes - processing emotions
Vision
Occipital Lobes
Language comprehension
Linguistic Processing/Wernicke’s Area
Language production
Broca’s Area
Medulla
In the brainstem - Regulates heartbeat, breathing, and blood pressure
Hearing
Temporal Lobes
Parasympathetic Nervous System
Restores the body to a calm state after experiencing stress or danger
Motor Cortex
FRONTAL LOBE - Planning and voluntary movements
Serotonin
Regulates mood, sleep, appetite, and stress
Hippocampus
Temporal Lobes - Long-term memory
Pituitary Gland
The base of the brain - Regulating hormone production
Adrenaline
Fight or flight - Stress, fear, exprientment
Somatosensory Cortex
Partial Lobe - Responsible for processing, sensations from skin, muscles, and joints
Corpus Callosum
Nerve Fibers - Communication and information sharing between the two hemispheres
Smell
Olfactory Cortex
