Brain primer Flashcards
what is the function of the frontal lobe
social conscience
motor planning
and more
what is the function of the temporal lobe
auditory processing
what is the function of the occipital lobe
primary visual cortex
what is the function of the median eminence
a part of the hypothalamus from which regulatory hormones are released to the anterior pituritary gland
what is the operculum
the covering of the insula
what is the internal capsule
surrounds and runs through the basal ganglia to give a striped appearance (corpus striatum) motor function
what is the copora quadrigemina
superior and inferior colliculi
where is the fornix
originates near the body of the hippocampus and arcs over the thalamus and third ventricle
involved in emotive aspects of memory
what structures are found in the lenticular nucleus
putamen
globus pallidus
involved in planned movement
what is the amygdaloid body
emotional responses
what structures make up the basal nuclei
caudate nucleus
putamen
globus pallidus
where does the internal capsule carry information from
carries from the cerebrum to the midbrain
damage can cause paralysis of skeletal muscle
