Brain Functions Flashcards
Organ responsible for controlling body functions and interactions outside stimuli with its _____ parts
Brain
forms the most anterior portion of each cerebral hemisphere and is concerned with intellectual function such as reasoning an abstract thinking
Frontal lobe
It is concerned with recognition of sensory stimuli and ability to use symbols such as language
Parietal lobes
associated with vision
Occipital lobes
They are inferior to the frontal lobe and separated by the sylvian fissure. Concerned with memory. Hippocampus is located in this lobe
Temporal lobes
Sensory and motor functions (conscious thought and sensory interpretations)
-memory and reasoning
Cerebrum (forebrain)
Regulation of various Organ activities (basic metabolic functions example heartbeat & breathing)
Brain stem
Voluntary muscular skeletal movement
Cerebellum
Secretes and stores cerebral spinal fluid which surrounds and protects the brain and spinal cord
Ventricles
Serve as protective membrane between the brain and spinal cord in their bony coverings
Meninges
The structure equalizes the blood pressure in the brain and provides an alternative source of blood supply
Circle of Willis
Regulates body activities with electrical impulses traveling along various nerves
Central nervous system