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Brain - Function of Structure Flashcards

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What is the function of the Temporal Lobe?

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Hearing

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What is the function of the Occipital Lobe?

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Vision

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What is the function of the Parietal Lobe?

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Heat, Sensory, & Touch Input

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What is the function of the Front Lobe?

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Planning & Movement

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What is the function of the Cerebellum?

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Fine Motor Movement (precision)

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What is the function of the Hippocampus?

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Memory

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What is the function of the Thalamus?

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Sensory Processing

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What is the function of the Hypothalamus?

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The 4 F’s - Fleeing, Fighting, Feeding, & Mating

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What is the function of the Amygdala?

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Emotion

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What is the function of the Medulla?

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Vital Functions like Breathing & Heart Rate

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What is the function of the Reticular Formation?

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Sleep & Arousal

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What is the function of the Pituitary Gland?

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Hormone Secretion

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What is the function of the Basal Ganglia?

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Gross Motor Movement (walking/jumping)

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What structures are a part of the Limbic System?

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Hippocampus, Amygdala, & Basal Ganglia

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What structures are a part of the Brain Stem?

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Medulla, Cerebellum, & Reticular Formation

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What cortex is responsible for movement?

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Motor Cortex

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What cortex is responsible for the ability to locate where specific sensation arise in the body?

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Somatosensory Cortex

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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?

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Cerebral Cortex

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The cellular building blocks of the brain are called what?

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Neurons

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What are the 4 lobes called?

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Frontal Lobe
Parietal Lobe
Occipital Lobe

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