Anatomy Study Guide

Question 1

What specific part of the brain controls language production?

Answer 1

Broca’s area

Question 2

What specific part of the brain controls language comprehension?

Answer 2

Wernicke’s area

Question 3

which lobe creates thought?

Answer 3

frontal lobe

Question 4

the primary (pre)motor cortex is found in the _____ lobe

Answer 4

frontal

Question 5

Explain how the primary motor cortex is involved in speech production

Answer 5

controls movement of articulators

Question 6

primary motor cortex AKA ____

Answer 6

motor strip

Question 7

the primary sensory cortex is found in the ____ lobe

Answer 7

parietal

Question 8

______ controls semantic processing, reading, comprehension.

works w/ supramarginal gyrus & primary sensory cortex to combine touch, vision, hearing

Answer 8

angular gyrus

Question 9

how is the primary AUDITORY cortex different from the sensory & motor cortexes?

Answer 9

temporal lobe
processes auditory information

Question 10

what is Wernicke’s area essential for?

Answer 10

language comprehension

Question 11

The 2 most important subcortical structures for speech production are _____ and _____

Answer 11

basal nuclei
thalamus

Question 12

_____ contains cerebral peduncles. Controls reflexive movement and eye movement

Answer 12

midbrain

Question 13

_____ controls facial movement, hearing, balance

Answer 13

pons

Question 14

____ controls breathing, blood P, swallowing

Answer 14

medulla

Question 15

what part of the brain creates dopamine?

Answer 15

substantia nigra

Question 16

highly connected to TRUNK of body & middle tissue

divides cerebellum into 1/2s

Answer 16

vermis

Question 17

receives info from DISTAL body

separated based on gyri

Answer 17

lobes

Question 18

damage to the _____ lobe of the cerebellum results in speech deficits

Answer 18

frontal
vermis

Question 19

if speech is slurred, _____ is impaired

Answer 19

cerebellum

Question 20

fluency & clear speech is controlled by….

Answer 20

cerebellum

Question 21

makes sure articulators know exactly how much to move to produce a sound accurately

Answer 21

cerebellum

Question 22

3 main muscles for in/expiration are _____

Answer 22

diaphragm
internal intercostals
external intercostals

Question 23

50/50, VFs closed

Answer 23

quiet breathing

Question 24

10 in/90 ex, VFs open

Answer 24

speech production

Question 25

what is the rate at which the VFs vibrate called?

Answer 25

fundamental frequency

Question 26

what is the fundamental frequency that we use in natural conversation?

Answer 26

habitual pitch

Question 27

pressure under the VFs is called ____ pressure

Answer 27

subglottal

Question 28

pressure between the VFs is called ____ pressure

Answer 28

intraglottal

Question 29

abstract functions (reasoning, prob solving, personality, articulate motor movement, thought) controlled here

Answer 29

frontal lobe

Question 30

controls body motor movement

Answer 30

primary motor cortex

Question 31

language production is primary function

Answer 31

broca’s area

Question 32

controls sensory input; located in parietal lobe

Answer 32

primary sensory cortex

Question 33

main area for processing auditory info in which different cortical areas respond to different frequencies

Answer 33

primary auditory cortex

Question 34

language comprehension is primary function

Answer 34

wernicke’s area

Question 35

smallest lobe; visual

Answer 35

occipital lobe

Question 36

regulates actions of primary motor cortex for smooth execution

Answer 36

basal nuclei

Question 37

processes info from and back to all cortical areas

Answer 37

thalamus

Question 38

made of neuron bundles where axons of cell bodies carry info back and forth to cerebrum to spinal cord OR cerebrum to brainstem

Answer 38

midbrain

Question 39

carries info b/w left and right cerebellar peduncles

Answer 39

pons

Question 40

90% of spinal nerve fibers cross to contralateral site of body in this region

Answer 40

medulla

Question 41

adds input on how much articulators need to move to reach target constrictions

Answer 41

cerebellum