Meninges
The innermost layer, "stuck" to the brain and spinal cord, thinnest.
What is Pia Mater?
Responsible for vision and visual processing
What is the occipital lobe?
Type of aphasia that can cause halting, slow and labored speech as well as very limited ability to speak words.
What is Broca's aphasia?
The outermost layer, tough, directly under the skull or vertebrae.
What is the dura mater?
Involved in hearing, understanding language
What is the temporal lobe?
Area responsible for understanding written and spoken language.
What is Wernicke's area?
Their function is to protect your brain and spinal cord.
What are meninges?
Responsible for motor control, executive functioning, personality.
What is the frontal lobe?
A type of aphasia where a person has good comprehension of language, but struggles to speak.
What is Broca's aphasia?
The middle layer, made of connective tissue
What is arachnoid mater?
Responsible for interpreting sensory information (information from your senses: touch, temperature, smell).
What is the parietal lobe?
Located where the temporal and parietal lobes meet.
What is Wernicke's area?
Space between your arachnoid mater and pia mater filled with cerebrospinal fluid.
What is the subarachnoid space?
Responsible for balance and coordination of movements.
What is the cerebellum?
Located in the frontal lobe, responsible for speech production and articulation.
What is Broca's area.