Brain Regions, Lobes And Cortices Location and Function Flashcards
Medulla
Heartbeat and breathing
Brainstem
Survival functions
Reticular formation
Arousal, is a junction
Thalamus
Switchboard of the brain, receives information from all senses except smell
Cerebellum
Processes sensory input, coordinates movement output (balance)
Limbic system
Emotion and motivation (includes hippocampus, amygdala, and hypothalamus)
Hippocampus
Memory
Amygdala
Aggression and fear
Hypothalamus
Directs maintenance activities, governs endocrine system through pituitary gland, and is a pleasure center
Pons
Coordination and dreams
Spinal cord
Neural fiber highway (to and from brain)
Corpus callosum
Connects the hemispheres
Pituitary gland
Master endocrine gland
Cerebral cortex
Ultimate control and information processing center
Cerebrum
Both hemispheres
Glial cells
Support, nourish, and protect neurons; may be linked to learning and thinking
Frontal lobe
Behind the forehead; judgment, plan making, speaking (Broca’s area), muscle movement
Parietal lobe
Top rear part of head; touch, body position
Occipital lobe
Back of head; visual fields
Temporal lobe
Above the ears, auditory areas, receives from opposite ears, Werincke’s area
Sensory cortex
Front of parietal lobes, touch and sensations
Motor cortex
Rear of frontal lobe, controls voluntary movement
Nucleus accumbens
Reward circuit
Werincke’s area
Temporal lobe, language comprehension
