Brain Quiz Flashcards

1
Q

Sulcus

A

Shallow grooves

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2
Q

Fissures

A

Deeper grooves

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3
Q

Primary somatic sensory area

A

Parietal lobe

Impulses traveling from the bodies receptors

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4
Q

Visual area

A

Occipital lobe

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5
Q

Auditory area

A

Temporal lobe

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6
Q

Olfactory area

A

Deep inside temporal lobe

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7
Q

Primary motor area

A

Frontal lobe

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8
Q

Broca’s area

A

Base of precentral gyrus

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9
Q

Higher intellectual reasoning

A

Anterior of frontal lobe

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10
Q

Speech area

A

Temporal
Parietal
Occipital

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11
Q

Name the lobes of the cerebrum

A

Frontal
Parietal
Temporal
Occipital

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12
Q

Cerebral gray matter

A

Highly ridged

Senses and movement

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13
Q

Cerebral white matter

A

Impulses to from and within the cortex

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14
Q

Basal nuclei

A

Islands of gray matter

Voluntary motor

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15
Q

Thalamus

A

Relay center

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16
Q

Hypothalamus

A

Blood pressure
Heart rate
Breathing
Etc.

17
Q

Epithalamus

A

Pineal glands secret melatonin

18
Q

Midbrain

A

Vision and hearing

19
Q

Pons

A

Bridge of conduction tracts for midbrain and medulla

20
Q

Medulla oblongata

A

Crosses

Contains nuclei that regulate viral visceral activities

21
Q

Cerebellum

A

2 hemispheres
Skeletal muscle activities
Balance and equilibrium

22
Q

Protection of brain

Out to in

A
Skin 
Bone
Dura mater
Subdural space
Arachnoid mater 
Subarachnoid space 
Pia mater
23
Q

Gyrus

A

Elevated ridges