Brain

Question 1

What structures are in the forebrain?

Answer 1

Cerebral cortex
Basal ganglia
Limbic system
Thalamus
Hypothalamus

Question 2

What structures are in the midbrain

Answer 2

Inferior and superior colliculi

Question 3

What structures are in the Hindbrain

Answer 3

Cerebellum
Medulla oblongata
Reticular formation

Question 4

Cerebral cortex function

Answer 4

Complex perceptual, cognitive and behavioral processes

Question 5

Basal ganglia function

Answer 5

Movement

Question 6

Limbic system function

Answer 6

Emotion and memory

Question 7

Thalamus function

Answer 7

Sensory relay station

Question 8

Hypothalamus function

Answer 8

Feeding
Fighting
Flighting
Sexual functioning

Question 9

Medulla oblongata function

Answer 9

Vital functioning (breathing digestion)

Question 10

Reticular formation function

Answer 10

Arousal and alertness

Question 11

Rhombencephalon

Answer 11

The hindbrain

Question 12

Mesencephalon

Answer 12

Midbrain

Question 13

Prosencephalon

Answer 13

Forebrain

Question 14

Hindbrain function

Answer 14

Balance, motor coordination, breathing, digestion, sleeping/waking, “vital functions”

Question 15

Midbrain function

Answer 15

Receives sensory and motor information from rest of body; reflexes to auditory and visual stimuli

Question 16

Forebrain function

Answer 16

Complex perceptual, cognitive, and behavioral processes, emotion and memory

Question 17

Mnemonic for Lateral hypothalamus

Answer 17

When the lateral hypothalamus is destroyed, one lacks hunger

LH is the hunger center–triggers eating and drinking

Question 18

Mnemonic for ventromedial hypothalamus

Answer 18

When the ventromedial hypothalamus is destroyed, one is very much hungry

VMH is the satiety center

Question 19

Mnemonic for anterior hypothalamus

Answer 19

When the anterior hypothalamus is destroyed, one is asexual

AH controls sexual behavior

Question 20

Septal nuclei function

Answer 20

One of the primary pleasure centers of the brain

Question 21

Amygdala function

Answer 21

Plays an important role in defensive and aggressive behaviors, including fear and rage

Question 22

hippocampus function

Answer 22

Learning and memory processes. Long term memories

Question 23

3 parts of frontal lobe?

Answer 23

Prefrontal cortex, motor cortex and broca’s area

Question 24

Prefrontal cortex

Answer 24

Manages executive function by supervising and directing the operations of other brain regions.

Good example of an association area

Question 25

Parietal lobe

Answer 25

Located in the rear the frontal lobe. The somatosensory cortex is located in the postcentral gyrus and is involved in somatosensory information processing

Question 26

Occipital lobe

Answer 26

Located in the very rear of the brain and contains the visual cortex

Question 27

Temporal lobe

Answer 27

Contains the auditory cortex

Also contains Wernicke’s area which is associated with language reception and comprehension

Question 28

Dominant hemisphere

Answer 28

Primarily analytic in function, making it well suited for managing details

Language, logic and math skills

Broca’s and wernicke’s area usually here

Usually left himesphere

Question 29

Non dominant hemisphere

Answer 29

Associated with intuition, creativity, music cognition, and spatial processing

Sensitive to faces, emotional tone of language, visual and auditory cues and sense of direction