Lobes of the Brain Responsibilities
This lobe is responsible for visual preception
The Occipital lobe
What part of the brain is responsible for emotions such as anger or fear?
The Amygdala
The Thalamus being injured would not have an affect on which sense?
a) Hearing
b) Smell
c) Sight
d) Taste
b) Smell
___________ is when someone suffers another head injury before completely recovering from the initial head injury?
Second impact syndrome
If you injure your _______ this will affect your coordination.
The Cerebellum
Name four affects of CTE which are not illnesses
Frequent headaches, memory loss, impaired judgement, impulse control problems, and aggression/anger issues
Name three functions of the left brain
Language, logic, critical thinking, numbers, reasoning
Name all the lobes of the brain
Temporal lobe, Parietal lobe, Frontal lobe, and the Occipital lobe
The Motor Cortex is responsible for/controls:
a) Nerve fiber connections to the cerebral cortex
b) Body maintenance activities
c) Signals to direct the movement of the body
d) Processing tactile sensory information
c) Signals to direct the movement of the body
Name five illnesses that can develop as a result of CTE
Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, Depression, Anxiety, and Dementia
Where is the Hippocampus located?
In the Temporal lobe
This part of the brain is responsible for directing the muscle movement involved in speech:
a) Broca's area
b) Temporal lobe
c) Wernicke's area
d) The Thalamus
a) Broca's area
Name four functions of the right brain
Recognizing faces, expressing emotions, music, reading emotions, visualizing images, intuition, and creativity
What is the difference between the Cerebellum and the Cerebrum?
The cerebrum is responsible for all conscious actions, speech and feelings.
The Cerebellum coordinates movement and balance.
Timmy is a professional boxer, who became paralyzed after his last match due to a blow to the head. What part of his head recieved impact?
The Frontal lobe
The _________ allows communication between both parts of the brain
Corpus Callosum