Brain Structures
This part of the brainstem controls breathing and heart rate.
What is the medulla?
This lobe is primarily responsible for visual processing.
What is the occipital lobe?
This area is responsible for speech production.
What is Broca’s area?
The spinal column contains this many vertebrae.
What is 33?
This imaging technique uses X-rays to identify skull fractures and bleeding.
What is a CT scan?
This structure regulates body temperature, hunger, thirst, and sleep-wake cycles.
What is the hypothalamus?
This lobe is heavily involved in executive functioning and decision making.
What is the frontal lobe?
Damage to this area causes fluent speech that lacks meaning.
What is Wernicke’s area?
These are the top seven vertebrae in the spine.
What are the cervical vertebrae?
MRI stands for this.
What is Magnetic Resonance Imaging?
This structure is responsible for emotional reactions and “fight or flight” responses.
What is the amygdala?
This lobe processes touch, temperature, pain, and spatial awareness.
What is the parietal lobe?
Broca’s area is typically located in this hemisphere.
What is the left hemisphere?
The first cervical vertebra is called this.
What is the atlas?
This imaging technique evaluates white matter connectivity.
What is Diffusion Tensor Imaging (DTI)?
This structure coordinates balance, movement, and proprioception.
What is the cerebellum?
This lobe plays a major role in hearing, memory, and language.
What is the temporal lobe?
This type of aphasia results in halting speech with few words.
What is Broca’s aphasia?
Nerves carrying information toward the brain are called these.
What are afferent nerves?
This type of MRI measures changes in blood flow while a person performs a task.
What is functional MRI (fMRI)?
This system within the brainstem modulates alertness, arousal, and consciousness.
What is the Reticular Activating System?
Planning, judgment, impulse control, and working memory are collectively called these skills.
What are executive skills/functions?
This type of aphasia impairs language comprehension.
What is Wernicke’s aphasia?
This spinal division is built primarily for weight bearing.
What is the lumbar spine?
MRI generally provides this advantage over CT scans.
What is greater anatomical detail/clarity?