Brain Regions and Structures

Question 1

Lesions

Answer 1

Destruction of tiny parts of the brain
(on purpose) (naturally occurring)

Question 2

Brain Scans

Answer 2

Activity levels, anatomy, function

Question 3

Large Scale Damage

Answer 3

Lobotomy, hemispherectomy, big accidents

Question 4

Forebrain

Answer 4

Processes sensory information, reasoning, and problem-solving and regulates autonomic, endocrine, and motor functions.

Question 5

Corpus Callosum

Answer 5

Connects the two cerebral hemispheres

Question 6

Thalamus

Answer 6

“relay center” relays messages between lower brain centers and cerebral cortex

Question 7

Hindbrian

Answer 7

Regulates autonomic functions, relays sensory information, coordinates movement, and maintains balance and equilibrium.

Question 8

Hindbrain Pons

Answer 8

Coordinates movement and controls sleep

Question 9

Medulla

Answer 9

Controls Heartbeat and breathing

Question 10

Cerebellum

Answer 10

Voluntary movements and balance

Question 11

Spinal Cord

Answer 11

Pathway for neural fibers, controls simple reflexes.

Question 12

Reticular Formation

Answer 12

A network that filters information from the body to the thalamus

Question 13

Midbrain

Answer 13

Helps regulate movement and process auditory and visual information.

Question 14

Association Areas

Answer 14

higher-order functioning (all of the rest of the cerebral cortex)
learning, personality, morality, judgement, social skills

Question 15

Limbic System

Answer 15

involved in our behavioral and emotional responses, especially when it comes to behaviors we need for survival

Question 16

Amygdala

Answer 16

processing of emotions and memories associated with fear

Question 17

Hippocampus

Answer 17

learning and memory

Question 18

Cerebrum

Answer 18

Control muscle functions and also control speech, thought, emotions, reading, writing, and learning.

Question 19

Cerebral Cortex

Answer 19

Information-processing activities such as perception, language, memory, thinking and problem-solving.

Question 20

Frontal Lobe

Answer 20

voluntary movement, expressive language and for managing higher level executive functions.

Question 21

Parietal Lobe

Answer 21

receiving and processing sensory input such as touch, pressure, heat, cold, and pain.

Question 22

Occupational Lobe

Answer 22

responsible for visual perception, including colour, form and motion.

Question 23

Temporal Lobe

Answer 23

Processing auditory information and with the encoding of memory.

Question 24

Motor Cortex

Answer 24

generate signals to direct the movement of the body.

Question 25

Somatosensory Cortex

Answer 25

to detect sensory information from the body regarding temperature, proprioception, touch, texture, and pain

Question 26

Association area

Answer 26

an area of the cerebral cortex that functions in linking and coordinating the sensory and motor areas.