Areas of the brain Flashcards
What does the Frontal Lobe control?
Motor Control, problem solving, speech production.
Where is the frontal lobe?
The front of the brain
What does the Temporal Lobe control?
Auditory processing, language comprehension, memory & information retrieval
Where is the Temporal lobe?
Behind the ears, beneath the frontal lobe and the parietal lobe.
What does the Parietal Lobe control?
Touch perception, body orientation and sensory discrimination
Where is the Parietal Lobe?
At the crown of the skull, at the top rear of the head
What does the Occipital Lobe control?
Sight, visual reception and visual interpretation.
Where is the Occipital Lobe?
Posterior to the temporal and parietal lobes, at the back of the head.
What does the Cerebellum control?
Balance and coordination
Where is the Cerebellum?
At the back of the head, above and behind where the spinal cord attaches to the brain.
What does the Brainstem control?
Involuntary responses
Where is the Brain stem?
right in front of the Cerebellum, connected to the spinal cord.
What does the Left Hemisphere control?
-Speech, language, comprehension
-Analysis and calculations
-Time and sequencing
-Recognition of words, letters and numbers
What does the Right Hemisphere control?
-Creativity
-Spatial Ability
-Context and perception
-Recognition of faces, places and objects
