Brain Exam Questions Flashcards
1
Q
frontal lobe
A
abstract thinking, planning, social skils
2
Q
broca’s area
A
necessary for speech production
3
Q
occipital lobe
A
controls vision
4
Q
parietal lobe
A
touch, spatial orientation, non-verbal thinking
5
Q
somatosensory cortex
A
recieves sensory information
6
Q
temporal lobe
A
language, hearing, visual pattern recognition
7
Q
cerbellum
A
co-ordinates movement
8
Q
wernicke’s area
A
speech comprehension
9
Q
thalamus
A
relay centre
10
Q
amygdala
A
involved in remembering emotionally significant events
11
Q
limbic system
A
responsible for emotions, motivation, learning and memory
12
Q
medulla
A
controls basic life functions
13
Q
hippocampus
A
necessary for storing new memories
14
Q
hypothalamus
A
helps regulate behaviour
15
Q
midbrain
A
consists of the tectum and tegmentum
