Brain Anatomy Flashcards
Medulla
controls unconscious functions such as breathing and circulation
Pons
controls sleep and arousal
Reticular Formation
carries sleep and arousal stimulus through the brainstem
Thalamus
controls incoming and outgoing signals of all sensory information except smell
Hypothalamus(4)
controls the four F’s, hunger, thirst , and Temperature regulation
Hippocampus
controls learning and memory
Amygdala
controls emotion and aggression
Corpus Callosum
allows the two hemispheres to communicate with one another
Cerebellum
controls fine muscle movement and balance
Frontal Lobe
controls muscle movement and emotion
Pariadial Lobe
controls touch and depth perception
Occipital Lobe
controls visual stimulus
Temporal Lobe
controls auditory stimulus
Prefrontal Cortex
controls critical thinking, attention, and planning
Broca’s Area
controls language production
Wernicke’s Area
controls language comprehension
Cerebrum(6)
controls sense, thought, learning, emotion, Consciousness, and voluntary movement
Primary Motor Cortex
controls muscle movement
Primary Somatosensory Cortex
controls physical sensation
Primary Visual Cortex
controls visual processing
Primary Auditory Cortex
controls auditory processing
Left Hemisphere
controls the right side of the brain and is in charge of logic and Analysis
Right Hemisphere
controls the left side of the brain and is in charge of creativity and intuition
The Limbic System (THHA)
located between the cerebral cortex and deeper areas of the brain and contains the Thalamus, Hypothalamus, Hippocampus, and Amygdala
