Brain Regions

Question 1

Precentral gyrus

Answer 1

Voluntary movement of muscles of body and head region

Question 2

Precentral gyrus disorder

Answer 2

loss of voluntary movement of body and head region

Question 3

Frontal eye fields

Answer 3

Controls voluntary horizontal movement of the eyes

Question 4

Premotor region

Answer 4

Aids and integrates voluntary movements of the body

Question 5

Premotor region disorder

Answer 5

Apraxia(loss of ability to carry out complex movements of the body and head)

Question 6

Frontal eye fields disorder

Answer 6

Loss of voluntary control of the horizontal eye movement

Question 7

Prefrontal cortex

Answer 7

Intellectual functions; affective processes

Question 8

Prefrontal cortex disorder

Answer 8

Intellectual and emotional impairment

Question 9

Broca’s motor speech area

Answer 9

Regulates motor aspects of speech

Question 10

Broca’s motor speech area disorder

Answer 10

Motor aphasia

Question 11

Postcentral gyrus

Answer 11

Conscious perception of the somesthetic sensation

Question 12

Postcentral gyrus disorder

Answer 12

Loss of somatosensory perception

Question 13

Wernicke’s area

Answer 13

Receptive integration of speech

Question 14

Wernicke’s area disorder

Answer 14

Receptive aphasia

Question 15

Superior parietal lobule

Answer 15

Integration of sensory and motor functions; programming mechanism for motor responses

Question 16

Superior temporal gyrus

Answer 16

Auditory perception

Question 17

Superior temporal gyrus disorder

Answer 17

Loss of auditory perception

Question 18

Middle temporal gyrus

Answer 18

Detection of moving objects

Question 19

Middle temporal gyrus disorder

Answer 19

Loss of movement detection

Question 20

Inferior temporal gyrus

Answer 20

Recognition of faces

Question 21

Inferior temporal gyrus disorder

Answer 21

Loss of facial recognition

Question 22

Upper and lower banks of calcarine sulcus

Answer 22

Visual perception

Question 23

Upper and lower banks of calcarine sulcus disorder

Answer 23

Partial or total loss of vision of the contralateral visual fields for both eyes, depending upon the extent of the lesion in the visual cortex

Question 24

Ventricles

Answer 24

Flow of CSF throughout the CNS: a source of electrolytes and conduit of neuroactive and metabolic products

Question 25

Basal ganglia

Answer 25

Regulation of motor functions associated with cerebral cortex

Question 26

Ventricles disorder

Answer 26

Hydrocephalus

Question 27

Basal ganglia disorder

Answer 27

Dyskinesia

Question 28

List of basal ganglia

Answer 28

Caudate nucleus, putamen, globus pallidus, subthalamic nucleus, substantia nigra

Question 29

Cerebral cortex list

Answer 29

Frontal lobe Parietal lobe Temporal lobe Occipital lobe

Question 30

Ventricles list

Answer 30

Lateral, third, fourth ventricles cerebral aqueduct

Question 31

Basal ganglia list

Answer 31

Caudate nucleus Putamen Globus pallidus Subthalamic nucleus Substantia nigra

Question 32

Diencephalon list

Answer 32

Thalamus, Hypothalamus, Limbic Structures

Question 33

Thalamus/Thalamic nuclei

Answer 33

Transmission of signals from other regions of the CNS to the cerebral cortex, mediating sensory, motor, cognitive, and affective(emotional) functions

Question 34

Thalamus/Thalamic nuclei disorder

Answer 34

Disruption and possible loss of sensory, motor, and other functions

Question 35

Hypothalamus/Hypothalamic nuclei

Answer 35

Visceral(feeding, drinking, autonomic, and endocrine functions and sexual and emotional behavior)

Question 36

Hypothalamus/Hypothalamic nuclei disorder

Answer 36

Disruption, loss, or alterations in visceral and affective functions and processes

Question 37

Limbic structures list

Answer 37

Hippocampal formation, amygdala, septal area, cingulate gyrus, prefrontal cortex

Question 38

Limbic structures

Answer 38

Modulation of hypothalamic functions; regulation of emotional behavior; short-term memory

Question 39

Limbic structures disorder

Answer 39

Temporal lobe epilepsy; loss of control of emotions and related affective processes; loss of short-term memory

Question 40

Cerebellum and Brainstem list

Answer 40

Cerebellum Midbrain Pons Medulla

Question 41

Cerebellum lobes

Answer 41

anterior, posterior, flocculonodular

Question 42

Cerebellum

Answer 42

Integration of motor functions related to all regions of the CNS associated with motor and related processes

Question 43

Cerebellum disorder

Answer 43

Loss of balance; ataxia; hypotonia; loss of coordination; disorders of movement when intentionally attempting to produce a purposeful response

Question 44

Midbrain

Answer 44

Transmission and regulation of sensory, motor, and autonomic functions(CN III and IV)

Question 45

Midbrain disorder

Answer 45

Sensory, motor, and autonomic deficits as well as deficits associated with CN III and IV

Question 46

Pons

Answer 46

Transmission and regulation of sensory, motor, and autonomic functions(CN V, VI, VII, and VIII)

Question 47

Pons disorder

Answer 47

Sensory, motor, and autonomic deficits as well as deficits associated with CN V, VI, and VII

Question 48

Medulla

Answer 48

Transmission and regulation of sensory, motor, and autonomic functions(CN V, VIII, IX, X, XII)

Question 49

Medulla disorder

Answer 49

Sensory, motor, and autonomic deficits, including respiration, as well as deficits associated with CN VIII, IX, X, and XII

Question 50

Frontal lobe list

Answer 50

Precentral gyrus, Premotor region, Frontal eye fields, Prefrontal cortex, Broca's motor speech area

Question 51

Parietal lobe list

Answer 51

Postcentral gyrus, Wernicke's area, Superior partietal lobule

Question 52

Temporal lobe list

Answer 52

Superior temporal gyrus, Middle temporal gyrus, Inferior temporal gyrus

Question 53

Occipital lobe list

Answer 53

Upper and lower banks of calcarine sulcus