Brain Parts Flashcards
1
Q
Frontal Lobe
A
Primary motor cortex - movement
Broca’s area - production of written/ spoken language
Prefrontal cortex - executive functions
2
Q
Parietal Lobe
A
Primary sensory cortex - tactile, sensory perception
Inferior portion involved in comprehension of language
3
Q
Temporal Lobe
A
Contains primary auditory cortex - hearing
Wernicke’s area - language comprehension
Hippocampus - memory
4
Q
Occipital Lobe
A
Primary visual cortex - vision
5
Q
Limbic Lobe
A
Encircles the diencephalon
Involved in drive related behaviors, emotional responses
6
Q
Gray matter
A
contains cell bodies (nuclei)
7
Q
White matter
A
contains axons
8
Q
Basal Ganglia
A
involved in movement
9
Q
Limbic system
A
involved in memory
10
Q
Midline Structures
A
Hypothalamus Thalamus Midbrain Pons Medulla
11
Q
Midbrain Structures
A
Cerebral peduncles (ventral) Superior colliculi (dorsal) Inferior colliculi (dorsal) Superior cerebellar (dorsal)
12
Q
Pons
A
middle cerebellar peduncles (dorsal view)
13
Q
Medulla
A
Pyramids (ventral) Inferior Cerebellar Peduncles (dorsal) 4th ventricle (dorsal)
