I Lobe You
Selecting, organizing, and integrating visual information happens within this lobe
What is the Occipital lobe?
What is the “Master” gland the limbic system communicates with, which produces and releases growth hormones
What is the pituitary gland?
The brain stem connects which parts of the Central Nervous System
What is the spinal cord to the brain?
information from four senses is sent here first
What is the thalamus?
T/F -The brain named itself.
What is True?
Executive functions/cognitive skills are found active in this brain lobe (including the capacity to plan, organize, initiate, self-monitor and control one's responses in order to achieve a goal.)
What is the frontal lobe?
Activated with emotions; specifically fear and anger
what is the amygdala?
Within the brain stem is the reticular formation. What is it's function?
Multitasking and bring sensations to your conscious awareness.
Which part of the brain is called the "little brain"
What is the cerebellum?
The two divisions of the Peripheral Nervous System
This lobe has abig job in integrating sensory information including touch, temperature, pain, and pain
What is the parietal lobe?
Helps coordinate autonomic nervous system by commanding the pitutary gland
What is the hypothalamus?
The brain stem is critical for what type of functions?
what is primitive functions? (breathing, sleep, eating)
The area associated with sensing the pressure on your skin
What is the parietal lobe's somatosensory cortex?
The brain hemisphere associated with logical thinking
What is the left hemisphere?
This lobe processes auditory information and encoding memories
What is the temporal lobe
damage this and you will struggle encoding new memories
what is the hippocampus?
This region handles the unconscious processes
What is pons?
This region of the brain helps coordinate voluntary movement, balance, and coordination
What is cerebellum?
Why is the brain wrinkled?
What is to fit within the skull space?
The four lobes are considered what generally?
What is the cerebrum?
Name the three main parts of the limbic system
What is the hypothalamus, hippocampus, and the amygdala?
From superior to inferior (top to bottom), label the brain stem regions
What is the thalamus, pons, medulla?
What does FMSPOT stand for?
What is frontal, motor, sensory, parietal, occipital, temporal
What are Shante's kids named?
Brooks and Ember