Just the Facts
Areas: HWB
Central Nervous System
Speech Plus
The Ear
100

The term for how we display symptoms on one side our body when there is damage to the brain on the other side of the body

Contralaterality

100

Essential for communication, this area of the brain is responsible for language comprehension

Wernicke's Area

100

Brainstem, Cerebellum or Cerebrum?

the largest division of the brain

Cerebrum AKA cerebral cortex

100

the act of breathing with the lungs, the energy source of speech

respiration

100

Outer, Middle, or Inner ear?

Pinna AKA Auricle

Outer

200

Our brain's amazing ability to reorganize to circumvent a damaged area of the brain

Plasticity
200

Essential to communication, this area of the brain is responsible for coordinating speech output

Broca's Area

200

Brainstem, Cerebellum or Cerebrum?

Sits on top of the spinal cord

Brainstem

200

the process by which the energy of moving air in the vocal tract is transformed into acoustic energy within the larynx

phonation

200

Outer, Middle, or Inner ear?

External Auditory Canal

Outer

300
The study of the names of your body parts and where those body parts are located

Anatomy

300

Essential to Communication, this area of the brain is responsible for interpreting the sounds we hear

Heschel's Gyrus
300

Brainstem, Cerebellum or Cerebrum?

regulates motor and muscular activity

cerebellum

300

series of overlapping movements which places varying degrees of obstruction in the path of outgoing air, changing size the size and shape of the resonating cavities

articulation

300

Outer, Middle, or Inner ear?

Cochlea

Inner

400
The study of how your body parts work and how they work in conjunction with each other
Physiology
400

True or False?

Broca's area is located on both the left and the right sides of the brain

False, left only

400

Brainstem, Cerebellum or Cerebrum?

governs thinking

cerebrum

400

the term that explains the way in which each area of the brain has a special job to do

specialization

400

Outer, Middle, or Inner ear?

Tympanic Membrane

Middle

500
the number of cerebral lobes

four

500

True or False

Wernicke's Area is located in the left and right hemisphere

False, left side only

500

Brainstem, Cerebellum or Cerebrum?

serves as the connection between the spinal cord and the rest of the brain

brainstem

500

the term that explains that although the each area of the brain has a special function, other areas of the brain will respond to what is happening throughout

interconnectedness

500

Outer, Middle, or Inner ear?

Ossicles

Middle

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