Unit 3 Module 12

Question 0

2 hemispheres

Answer 0

Left and right

Question 1

Cerebral cortex

Answer 1

Thin surface layer of interconnected neural cells. Control and info processing center

Question 2

4 lobes

Answer 2

Frontal, parietal, occipital, and temporal

Question 3

Frontal lobes

Answer 3

Just behind forehead involved in speaking, movements, making plans, and judgement

Question 4

Temporal lobes

Answer 4

Above ears, auditory area that receives info from opposite ear

Question 5

Parietal lobes

Answer 5

Back of head, receives info from visual fields

Question 6

Glial cells.

Answer 6

Support, nourish, and protect neurons. Plays a role in learning and thinking

Question 7

What are the lobes separated by

Answer 7

Fissures or folds

Question 8

Motor cortex

Answer 8

Area at the rear of frontal lobes that controls voluntary movements

Question 9

Map motor cortex and discovered that body areas requiring precise control occupy greater amount of cortical space

Answer 9

Foerster and penfield

Question 10

Sends messages outside of body

Answer 10

Motor Cortex

Question 11

Somatosensory complex

Answer 11

Front of the parietal lobes that processes body touch and movement

Question 12

What areas occupy the greatest amount of space in the motor and somatosensory cortex

Answer 12

Body parts that require precise control