brain functions

Question 1

Medulla

Answer 1

Cardiac, vasomotor and respiratory control centers; where ascending and descending tracts from the spinal cord enter the brain

Question 2

pons

Answer 2

Helps regulate depth and rate of breathing; ascending and descending tracts

Question 3

midbrain

Answer 3

Visual and auditory brain centers (corpora quad); ascending & descending tracts

Question 4

thalamus

Answer 4

Relay station for sensory information ascending to the cerebral cortex

Question 5

hypothalamus

Answer 5

Helps maintain homeostasis; regulates hormones and body temperatures

Question 6

cerebellum

Answer 6

Integrates information about proprioception & uses it to correct posture and coordinate muscle activity

Question 7

prefrontal cortex

Answer 7

Learning, memory, behavior, problem solving, decision making (executive function)

Question 8

primary motor cortex

Answer 8

Controls skeletal muscle movement

Question 9

motor association

Answer 9

Plans body movements

Question 10

brocca’s

Answer 10

Plans movements for speech (muscles that move larynx, tongue, lips, cheeks)

Question 11

olfactory association

Answer 11

Interprets odors

Question 12

primary somatosensory cortex

Answer 12

Receives information from skin receptors and proprioceptors

Question 13

somatosensory assocation

Answer 13

Integrates information from the primary somatocensory cortex

Question 14

gustatory cortex

Answer 14

Perceives taste

Question 15

wernickes

Answer 15

Processes language (speech, writing, signing)

Question 16

primary auditory cortex

Answer 16

Perceives sound

Question 17

auditory association

Answer 17

Interprets sound

Question 18

primary visual cortex

Answer 18

Perceives sight

Question 19

visual association

Answer 19

Interprets sight/images