Brain - Function of Structure Flashcards
What is the function of the Temporal Lobe?
Hearing
What is the function of the Occipital Lobe?
Vision
What is the function of the Parietal Lobe?
Heat, Sensory, & Touch Input
What is the function of the Front Lobe?
Planning & Movement
What is the function of the Cerebellum?
Fine Motor Movement (precision)
What is the function of the Hippocampus?
Memory
What is the function of the Thalamus?
Sensory Processing
What is the function of the Hypothalamus?
The 4 F’s - Fleeing, Fighting, Feeding, & Mating
What is the function of the Amygdala?
Emotion
What is the function of the Medulla?
Vital Functions like Breathing & Heart Rate
What is the function of the Reticular Formation?
Sleep & Arousal
What is the function of the Pituitary Gland?
Hormone Secretion
What is the function of the Basal Ganglia?
Gross Motor Movement (walking/jumping)
What structures are a part of the Limbic System?
Hippocampus, Amygdala, & Basal Ganglia
What structures are a part of the Brain Stem?
Medulla, Cerebellum, & Reticular Formation
What cortex is responsible for movement?
Motor Cortex
What cortex is responsible for the ability to locate where specific sensation arise in the body?
Somatosensory Cortex
What cortex is responsible for the higher-level processes of the human brain, including language, memory, reasoning, thought, learning, decision-making, emotion, intelligence and personality?
Cerebral Cortex
The cellular building blocks of the brain are called what?
Neurons
What are the 4 lobes called?
Frontal Lobe
Parietal Lobe
Occipital Lobe
