Brain Anatomy

Question 1

Location of the Frontal Lobe

Answer 1

Front of the brain (forehead)

Question 2

Location of the temporal lobe

Answer 2

Bottom part of the brain

Question 3

Location of the occipital lobe

Answer 3

back of the brain

Question 4

Location of the parietal lobe

Answer 4

Top back of brain

Question 5

3 portions of the brain

Answer 5

Cerebrum, Cerebellum, Brainstem

Question 6

2 parts of the cerebrum

Answer 6

Cerebral Hemisphere, diencephalon

Question 7

3 parts of the cerebral hemisphere

Answer 7

Cortex, Basal ganglia, hippocampus and amygdala

Question 8

4 parts of the cortex

Answer 8

Frontal, Temporal, parental, occipital

Question 9

2 parts of the diencephalon

Answer 9

thalamus, hypthalamus

Question 10

3 parts of the brainstem

Answer 10

pons, medulla, midbrain

Question 11

What are dips called on the brain

Answer 11

Sulcus/sulci

Question 12

What are the bumps called

Answer 12

Gyrus/Gyri

Question 13

Role of the Thalamus

Answer 13

sensory relay station (limbic)

Question 14

role of hypothalamus

Answer 14

homeostatic, sleep/eat/cycle

Question 15

role of midbrain

Answer 15

integrate visual/auditory info, directs self/attention stimuli

Question 16

role of pons

Answer 16

sleep and respiration and excretory reflexes

Question 16

role of pons

Answer 16

sleep and respiration and excretory reflexes

Question 17

role of medulla

Answer 17

cardiovascular control, inhibitory in nature/ breath

Question 18

role of cerebellum

Answer 18

error corrector

Question 19

role of hippocampus and amygdala

Answer 19

limbic memory

Question 20

role of basal ganglia

Answer 20

start/stop mov’t damaged in Parkinson’s

Question 21

main role of the occipital lobe

Answer 21

visual

Question 22

two components of the occipital lobe

Answer 22

primary visual cortex and visual association cortex

Question 23

role of the primary visual cortex

Answer 23

awareness of visual stimuli

Question 24

role of the visual association cortex

Answer 24

meaning to visual stimuli

Question 25

main role of the temporal lobe

Answer 25

auditory

Question 26

components of the temporal lobe

Answer 26

the primary auditory cortex auditory association cortex, left and right lobes

Question 27

role of the primary auditory cortex

Answer 27

awareness of sound

Question 28

role of the auditory association cortex

Answer 28

helps with meaning of sound

Question 29

role of right temporal lobe

Answer 29

tone/pitch/music/ nonverbals

Question 30

role of the left temporal lobe (wernicks)

Answer 30

understanding expression

Question 31

main role of the frontal lobe

Answer 31

action

Question 32

role of the precentral gyrus> primary cortex

Answer 32

voluntary movement

Question 33

role of the association motor corteis

Answer 33

premotor-integrate vision
supplementary-postural contrat

Question 34

role broca’s area (left side) prefrontal cortex

Answer 34

executive functioning, judgement, and personality

Question 35

portions of the frontal lobe

Answer 35

precentral gyrus (primary cortex), association motor cortices, Broca’s area, prefrontal cortex

Question 36

main role of the parietal lobe

Answer 36

sensory

Question 37

portions of the parietal lobe

Answer 37

primary somatosensory cortex, somatosensory association area (left and right)

Question 38

role of the primary somatosensory cortex

Answer 38

touch, proprioception, pain, temp

Question 39

somatosensory association

Answer 39

gives meaning to sensation/identifies
Left: word finding/empathy, writing, math
Right: interpretation/non-verbal, music, no neglect