Brain Anatomy

Question 1

Hindbrain

Answer 1

Cerebellum, Pons and medulla, reticular formation/activating system

Question 2

Cerebellum

Answer 2

balance,posture, smooth movement coordination, procedural memory. Part of hindbrain

Question 3

Pons and Medulla

Answer 3

breathing, heart rate, facial movements. Part of hindbrain

Question 4

Reticular formation/activating system

Answer 4

information filtering(screening), stimulus amplifcation, sleep/waking/arousal. Part of Hindbrain

Question 5

Forebrain

Answer 5

limbic system, thalamus, hypothalamus, cerebral cortex (which contains the four lobes)

Question 6

Limbic Sytem

Answer 6

explicit memory, emotion. Contains Hippocampus, amygdala, nucleus accumbens, anterior cingulate cortex

Question 7

Hippocampus

Answer 7

memory index. Part of limbic system

Question 8

Amygdala

Answer 8

emotional processing, fear and anger. Part of limbic system

Question 9

Nucleus Accumbens

Answer 9

anticipation of reward. Part of limbic system

Question 10

Anterior Cingulate Cortex

Answer 10

emotional compotent of pain (pain can be physical or psychological). Part of limbic system

Question 11

Thalamus

Answer 11

sensory relay

Question 12

Hypothalamus

Answer 12

hunger, thirst, fight/flight, sex, regulate body temperature

Question 13

Cerebral Cortex

Answer 13

surface of brain, contains four lobes. divided into two hemispheres linked by corpus callosum

Question 14

Frontal Lobe

Answer 14

contains prefrontal cortex and primary motor cortex. part of cerebral cortex

Question 15

Prefrontal Cortex

Answer 15

thought, reasoning, working memory, language production (broca’s area), impulse control. part of frontal lobe

Question 16

Primary Motor Cortex

Answer 16

voluntary movement. part of frontal lobe

Question 17

Parietal lobe

Answer 17

touch via primary somatosory cortex, spatial orientation . part of cerebral cortex

Question 18

Primary Somatosensory Cortex

Answer 18

touch, part of parietal lobe

Question 19

Occipital lobe

Answer 19

vision via primary visual cortex, part of cerebral cortex

Question 20

Primary Visual Cortex

Answer 20

vision, part of occipital lobe

Question 21

Temporal lobe

Answer 21

hearing via primary auditory cortex, language comprehension (wernicke’s area), advanced visual processing (facial recognition), limbic system is in embedded in this temporal lobe. part of cerebral cortex

Question 22

Primary Auditory Cortex

Answer 22

hearing. part of temporal lobe

Question 23

Wernicke’s area

Answer 23

language comprehension, found in temporal lobe

Question 24

Hemispheric Specialization

Answer 24

left specialized language, right specialiszed visuospatial skills