Areas Of The Cerebrum and diencephalon Flashcards
What muscles does Brocas area control?
Muscles of pharynx, larynx, and mouth
Breathing muscles
What does Broca’s area involve?
Planning and production of speech
What do association areas generate?
Meaningful patterns of recognition and awareness
What do somatosensory association areas allow us to do?
interpret sensations
Determine shape and texture of objects by touch
What does the visual association areal allow us to do?
Relate present and past visual expierences
What does the auditory association area allow us to do?
Recognize a particular sound as speech music or noise
What does wernickes area allow us to do?
Interprets meaning of speech by recognizing spoken words
What does the prefrontal Cortex make up in us?
Personality, intellect, complex learning activities, recall, judgement, reasoning, intuition, and mood
What does the premotor area control?
Learned skilled motor activities
Specific patterns of movement
What does the frontal eye field area control?
Voluntary scanning movement of the eyes
What does the diencephalon consist of?
Thalamus
Hypothalamus
Pineal gland
What is the thalamus involved in ?
Movement, control, emotions, learning, memory, and cognition
What does the primary motor area control?
Voluntary contractions of specific muscles or groups of muscles
What is the function of the Thalamus?
Transmit information from the cerebellum to the primary motor area of the cerebral cortex
Where is the hypothalamus located with respect to the Thalamus?
The hypothalamus is inferior to the Thalamus
