22. AT5 Brain- Structure and Function Flashcards
Which lobe is A?
Frontal
Which lobe is C?
Temporal
Which lobe is D?
Occipital
Which lobe is B?
Parietal
What are the functions of A?
thinking, emotional control/regulation, personality, judgment, self-control, muscle control and movements, speech production
What are the functions of B?
processing sensory info from the skin (touch), spatial awareness, focusing visual attention
What are the functions of C?
processing auditory information e.g. volume, pitch, voices.
memory, speech comprehension
What are the functions of D?
processing visual information from the eyes including vision, colour, shape and perspective.
What is 3?
Primary Motor Cortex
What is 4?
Primary Somatosensory Cortex
What is the function of 3?
controls voluntary bodily movements of skeletal muscles
What is the function of 4?
Receives sensory information from the skin and body enabling perception of bodily sensations such as temperature, pressure, pain
What is 2?
Cerebrum
What is 5?
Cerebellum
What is 6?
Medulla
What is 8?
Pons
What is 9?
Hypothalamus
What is the function of 5?
Coordination of fine muscle movement (ensures movement is smooth and precise).
Regulates posture and balance.
What is the function of 6?
Controls reflexive functions vital for survival (e.g., swallowing, breathing, heart pumping, blood pressure).
What is the function of 8?
Involved in sleep, dreaming and arousal/awareness
What is the function of 9?
Maintains the body’s internal environment (homeostasis)
e.g. temp, emotions, hormones, hunger and thirst, sexual functioning
What is the difference between the Cerebrum and the Cerebellum?
Cerebrum is the largest brain region, top part of the brain, part of the forebrain. Divided into 4 lobes and 2 hemispheres.
The cerebellum is located towards the back of the brain (just above brainstem) in the hindbrain.
How is the cerebrum organised/divided?
2 hemispheres/halves, 4 lobes (FPOT)
What does FPOT stand for?
Frontal, parietal, occipital, temporal (4 lobes of neocortex)
