Brain Fucntions Second Test

Question 1

Frontal lobe

Answer 1

Higher mental functions, planning, speech, personality, movement

Question 2

Longitudinal fissure

Answer 2

Separates two hemispheres of brain

Question 3

Prefectural gyrus

Answer 3

Controls voluntary movements of skeletal muscles

Question 4

Central sulcus

Answer 4

Separates frontal and parietal lobes

Question 5

Postcentral gyrus

Answer 5

Main sensory receptive area for sense of touch

Contains sensory homunculus

Question 6

Parietal lobe

Answer 6

Spatial awareness, touch, sensation, how pathway

Question 7

Gyri

Answer 7

Crests

Bumps on surface of brain, help increase amount of cerebral cortex that can fit in skull

Question 8

Occipital lobe

Answer 8

Vision/visual information

Question 9

Sulci

Answer 9

Grooves/folds

Depressions/grooves in cerebral cortex, surround gyri, create folds

Question 10

Optic chiasma

Answer 10

Where the two optic nerves cross

Question 11

Mammillary body

Answer 11

Forming and recalling memories

Recollective and spatial memory

Question 12

Hypothalamus

Answer 12

Four f words:
Fornication, fight, flight, feeding
Basic drives
Hormones and metabolism, reproduction

Question 13

Thalamus

Answer 13

Regulates consciousness, sleep, and alertness

Relays information between sensory organs and cerebral cortex

Question 14

Corpus callosum

Answer 14

Connects left and right hemispheres of brain

Question 15

Pineal gland

Answer 15

Produces melatonin
Manages circadian rhythm
Helps maintain rhythm and regulate reproductive hormones

Question 16

Superior colliculus

Answer 16

Visual reflex
Old pathway
Visual orienting, visual reflexes

Question 17

Inferior colliculus

Answer 17

Auditory reflex

Receives input from auditory pathway and auditory cortex

Question 18

Cerebellum

Answer 18

Skilled movements, balance, posture

Question 19

Medulla oblongata

Answer 19

Regulates necessary bodily functions

Centre for respiration and circulation

Question 20

Pons

Answer 20

Relay center, sleep, breathing, dreaming

Sleep and dreams, messages to and from the cortex and cerebellum

Question 21

Cingulate gyrus

Answer 21

Regulates emotions and pain, predicting and avoiding negative consequences
Functions in emotion and behavior

Question 22

Hippocampus

Answer 22

Learning and memory, especially long term memory and forming new declarative memories

Question 23

Amygdala

Answer 23

Fear and aggression, emotional control

Question 24

Olfactory bulb

Answer 24

Processes information about odors

Question 25

Motor association area

Answer 25

Coordination of complex movement

Question 26

Primary motor cortex

Answer 26

Determines which body part to move

One of principle brain areas involved in motor function, generates neural impulses that control execution of movement

Question 27

Primary somatosensory cortex

Answer 27

Receives sensory info

Receives all sensory input from body, especially touch sensors

Question 28

Wernicke’s area

Answer 28

Syntax of speech, making sentences

Important for language development and comprehension of speech

Question 29

Visual area

Answer 29

Sight

Question 30

Auditory cortex

Answer 30

Hearing

Processes auditory information

Question 31

Motor speech

Answer 31

Formation of words

Functions linked to speech production