BRAIN

Question 1

Medulla

Answer 1

Regulates blood pressure, breathing, and heart rate.

Question 2

Reticular Formation

Answer 2

Deals with arousal

Question 3

Pons

Answer 3

help to coordinate movement. major pathway for motor and sensory information between the body and higher level brain functioning.

((Poms coordinate with movements especially leg lifts))

Question 4

Limbic System

Answer 4

Deals with drives and emotions ((what we want and how we feel))

Question 5

Amygdala

Answer 5

Fear and aggression

Question 6

Hypothalamus

Answer 6

controls maintenance activities ((HUNGER AND THIRST))

Question 7

Hippocampus

Answer 7

REMEMBERING MEMORIES

Question 8

Thalamus

Answer 8

Sends messages to sensory areas ((“sensory switchboard”))

Question 9

Corpus Callosum

Answer 9

Connects 2 hemispheres of brain. ((line between brains))

Question 10

Cerebellum

Answer 10

balance and coordination

Question 11

Pituitary gland

Answer 11

regulates growth and other endocrine glands

Question 12

Cerebral Cortex

Answer 12

Ultimate CONTROL and info processing center

Question 13

Temporal Lobe

Answer 13

Auditory Area = Hearing

Question 14

Wernicke’s Area

Answer 14

Comprehending speech (left temporal)

Question 15

Occipital Lobe

Answer 15

Visual Areas = Sight

Question 16

Parietal Lobe

Answer 16

Recieves sensory input for TOUCH

Question 17

Angular Gyrus

Answer 17

transforma visual representations to auditory code ((comprehends language))

Question 18

Association Areas

Answer 18

Connected to the function of a primary part of the cerebral cortex. These areas are responsible for thought, memory, and learning.

Question 19

Frontal Lobe

Answer 19

Judgements and plan making

Question 20

Broca’s Area

Answer 20

Making speech (left frontal)

Question 21

Primary Motor Cortex

Answer 21

controls voluntary movements

Question 22

Brain Stem

Answer 22

Medulla, reticular formation, thalamus