BRAIN AREA's Flashcards
1
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BROCA AREA
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- a key component of a complex speech network,
- interacting with the flow of sensory information from
the temporal cortex, - devising a plan for speaking and passing that plan along
to the motor cortex, which controls the movements of
the mouth
{Broca’s area is a part of the cerebral cortex that helps to ensure the language is produced in a fluent way,}
- interacting with the flow of sensory information from
2
Q
WERNICKE AREA
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- constitutes a sensory speech area.
{Wernicke’s area is a part of the cerebral cortex that makes sure the language makes sense}
3
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PREFRONTAL AREA
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Functions:
- Goal-oriented behavior (concentration)
- Short-term or recall memory
- Elaboration of thought
- Inhibition of the limbic areas of the CNS (behavior and
emotion)
{regulates our thoughts, actions and emotions}
4
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PRIMARY MOTOR AREA
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Function - Somatotopic organization{homunculus}
- AKA Brodmann area 4, Primary voluntary motor area
{Directs signals to move the body}