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Regions of the brain
Regions of the brain
The Cerebrum is part of which brain region?
Forebrain
True or False:
Each brain region has a distinct role in behaviour and mental processes, functioning in isolation from other brain regions.
A. True
B. False
B. False.
While each brain region has a distinct role in behaviour and mental processes, different brain regions do not operate in isolation. Interaction occurs between different brain regions to enable the processing of information and coordination of activity.
True of False:
The cerebral cortex is the outer layer of the cerebellum that covers the brain.
A. True
B. False
B. False.
The cerebral cortex is the outer layer of the cerebrum, not the cerebellum. These words are similar and easily confused.
Name the lobe responsible for planning, judgement and personality?
Frontal Lobe
I am the lobe that senses information from touch, temperature and pressure
Parietal Lobe
What are the names of the 3 main brain regions?
Hindbrain
Midbrain
Forebrain
Which of the following sentences is most correct?
A. The hindbrain is a brain region that coordinates basic survival functions.
B. The hindbrain is a brain region that is involved in body functions.
A. The hindbrain is a brain region that coordinates basic survival functions.
Which of the following statements best reflects that not all of Phineas Gage's frontal lobe was affected by the accident:
A. Phineas Gage experience no motor or speech impairments.
B. His ability to see and hear was also unaffected by the accident.
A. Phineas Gage experience no motor or speech impairments.
I am the lobe that primarily processes visual information
Occipital lobe
I am a cortex that likes interpreting visual information
Primary Visual Cortex
I maintain homeostasis and regulate Hunger, thirst, Body temperature and hormones
Hypothalamus
The forebrain contains the _______, which is responsible for filtering sensory information, excluding olfactory information, and relaying this sensory information to structurally higher brain areas.
Thalamus
What region of the brain is responsible for the production of speech in the frontal lobe?
Broca's area
I am the lobe that helps process touch, pressure and body sensations like pain?
Parietal Lobe
I join both brain hemispheres together
Corpus Callosum
Name the 3 Forebrain regions ?
Cerebrum
Thalamus
Hypothalamus
What are the 3 structures of the Hindbrain?
1. Cerebellum
2. Medulla
3. Pons
Four lobes:
FPOT!
1. Frontal lobe
2. Parietal lobe
3. Occipital lobe
4. Temporal lobe
I am the lobe that processes sound and language conprehension.
Temporal Lobe
Describe the relationship between the Primary Motor Cortex and the Primary Somatosensory Cortex
PMC - Sends signals to body to carry out movements.
PSC- Receives info from body (location in space) and sends to PMC to adjust movements
Name the brain region the Reticular formation is from and at least 3 functions
Controls Alertness and Arousal
Regulates:
Wakefulness
Sleep regulation
Attention
Filters incoming information
Compare the role of the hindbrain and forebrain in behaviour and mental processes.
The hindbrain has a role in co ordinating basic, autonomic functions that are fundamental to survival, including movement, breathing rate and heart rate.
The forebrain, has a role in sophisticated mental processes, including cognition, perception and language, integrating and coordinating information to enable us to perform complex functions.
*One role must be mentioned from each region to get full points*
Name the 4 areas for the Frontal Lobe and 1 function for each?
Prefrontal Cortex: planning judgement personality emotions
Premotor Cortex: Sends sequence of organised movements to PMC
Primary Motor Cortex: executes voluntary skeletal movements
Broca's Area: Responsible for speech production
Name the 2 areas of the Temporal Lobe and at least 1 function for each.
Primary Auditory Cortex - process and interprets sounds. Left hemisphere for verbal sounds (language)
Right hemisphere for non-verbal like music and tones.
Wernicke's Area: responsible for understanding speech or language.
Describe what is meant by CONTRALATERAL Organisation.
Give an example of how it works from a cortex
Each hemisphere controls the opposite side of the body.