Brain Functions + Hemisphericity Flashcards
The posterior edge of the frontal lobe and cerebellum is responsible for? A. Vision (color and shapes) B. Speech (motor) C. Visual + spatial D. Voluntary motor
D
Voluntary motor
Which lobe is associated with personality and problem solving? A. Temporal B. Parietal C. Frontal D. Occipital
C
Frontal
Somatosensory (temp, pressure, position sense) is the function of which brain location?
A. Anterior edge of parietal lobes
B. Superior temporal lobe
C. Broca’s area of frontal lobe
D. Posterior edge of frontal lobe and cerebellum
A
Ant. edge of parietal lobes
Which lobe is involved with vision (color + shape)? A. Temporal B. Parietal C. Frontal D. Occipital
D
Occipital lobe
Where is the limbic system (emotions) controlled?
A. Anterior edge of parietal lobes
B. Near corpus callosum & temporal lobe
C. Broca’s area of frontal lobe
D. Posterior edge of frontal lobe and cerebellum
B
near corpus callosum & temporal lobe
The superior temporal lobe is functional for: A. Speech B. Auditory C. Smell D. Both B & C
D
Both auditory and smell
This is part of the left hemisphere in the frontal lobe associated with speech (motor)?
Broca’s
This is the part of the brain that helps with speech: sensory, planning and understanding. It is located at the junction of the parietal, temporal and occipital lobes? (near the asterion)
Wernickes area
This part of the brain drives hunger and thirst? A. Cerebellum B. Hypothalamus C. Pons D. Corpus Callosum
B
*Hypothalamus say you MUSt eat and drink
which parietal lobe (right or left) deals with understanding language?
Left parietal
Which Parietal lobe (right or left) deals with visual and spatial understanding?
Right Parietal
This hemisphere is more analytical?
Left
This hemisphere is more intuitive?
Right
The vision on the right side of the visual field is controlled by which hemisphere?
Left
The movement, sensory of the right side of the body is controlled by which hemisphere?
Left
This hemisphere like to follow the rules and likes to observe rather than participate?
Right
If you were more into music, art, drawing and the have an ability to remember words etc which hemisphere is dominant?
right
*right like to listen to music, draw and write
What are some characteristics of the left hemisphere?
Speech, organized, aware of time, visual
T/F: Dementia is reversible
F
Non-reversible
This is the deterioration of cognition and behavior: _________.
Dementia
T/F: An acute confusion that may fluctuate can be called delirium?
T
Is delirium often reversible?
yes
Dementia is NOT reversible
