Brain Lobes
Function: Executive functions and Motor (movement)
What is frontal lobe
I am in charge of higher mental function, solving problems.
What is cerebrum
Where is the visual cortex
What is the occipital lobe
What structure connects the 2 hempisheres together
What is corpus callosum
What are the masses of nerve cells that transmit information
What is a neuron
Function: Vision
What is occipital lobe
I am for balance and coordination.
What is cerebellum
What sensory cortex is located in the temporal lobe
What is the auditory cortex
The function of this structure is storage and retrieval of memories
What is hippocampus
What does the central nervous system contain
What is brain and spinal cord
Function: Memory and Language
What is temporal lobe
I am for vital functions.
What is brain stem
The function of the area is language production and speech. I am located on the sides of the frontal lobe.
What is Broca's Area
The function of this structure is storage of memories associated with emotion.
What is amygdala
What is a single long fiber, conducts information away from the cell
What is an axon
Function: Perception and Sense-making
What is Parietal Lobe
I am between bone and soft tissues
What is the menings
I am for language comprehension, understanding speech and located in the temporal lobe.
I am Wernick's Area
What is the function of the limbic system's
What is behavior and emotional response
What is the difference between autonomic nervous system and somatic nervous system
What is autonomic N.S = involuntary
Somatic N.S= voluntary
The precentral gyrus is in charge of voluntary movements. What lobe does it sit in?
I divide the frontal lobe and the parietal lobe.
What is the central sulcus
What 2 sensory cortex are in the frontal lobe? What are their functions?
What is olfactory cortex and gustatory lobe
What chamber that sits in the space of the corpus callosum and the function is to cushion the brain, holds fluid.
What is Lateral Ventricle
What are the 2 branches of the autonomic nervous system
What is parasympathetic and sympathetic