2.2 The Brain (II) Part 2

Question 1

What do the anterior and posterior lobes of the cerebellum influence?

Answer 1

motor activities of the trunk, shoulder, and pectoral girdle muscles

Question 2

What is the intermediate portion of the cerebellum called?

Answer 2

vermis

Question 3

What does the vermis coordinate?

Answer 3

limb movements

Question 4

What are located on the anterior portion of the cerebellum?

Answer 4

peduncles
floccolonodular lobes

Question 5

What is the function of the cerebellar peduncles?

Answer 5

connect the cerebellum to other parts of the brain

Question 6

What does the limbic system involve?

Answer 6

portions of both the unconscious and conscious brains

Question 7

Where is the limbic system located?

Answer 7

beneath the cerebral cortex

Question 8

What does the limbic system contain?

Answer 8

neural pathways that connect portions of the frontal, temporal lobes, thalamus, and hypothalamus

Question 9

What is the cingulate gyrus known as?

Answer 9

limbic lobe

Question 10

Where is the cingulate gyrus located?

Answer 10

deep to the cerebrum

Question 11

What is the function of the cingulate gyrus?

Answer 11

connects the different lobes of the cerebrum

Question 12

What is the function of the hippocampus?

Answer 12

retreival and storage of memories

Question 13

What is the function of the amygdala?

Answer 13

emotions such as rage and anger

Question 14

What is the fornix?

Answer 14

bundle of nerve fibers that serves as a connection to the hippocampus

Question 15

What are the mamillary bodies?

Answer 15

fibers that project into the thalamus and assist with memory of smell

Question 16

What is the limbic system also known as?

Answer 16

our feeling brain

Question 17

Why is the limbic system also known as the feeling brain?

Answer 17

causes rage, pain, pleasure, or sorrow

Question 18

What system is necessary for short term and long term memory?

Answer 18

limbic system

Question 19

What is an example of short term memory?

Answer 19

ability to recall a seven digit phone number long enough to dial the number

Question 20

What is an example of long term memory?

Answer 20

ability to recall the events of the day