Brain Flashcards

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Frontal lobe  motor function and higher brain functions; contains the primary motor cortex, prefrontal cortex and Broca’s area

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Parietal lobe  main function in sensation; contains the primary somatosensory cortex and somatosensory association cortex

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Occipital lobe  mainly involved in vision, contains the primary visual cortex

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Temporal lobe (4)  involved in memory, language and comprehension, contains the hippocampus, Corpus Callosum (5) and the left temporal lobe contains Wernicke’s area

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Brain stem (6-8)  composed of the midbrain (6), pons (7) and medulla (8), continues onto the spinal cord

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Cerebellum  coordinates movement patterns

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