BRAINSTEM

Question 1

brainstem

Answer 1

basics for survival

Question 2

medulla

Answer 2

vital involuntary functions

breathing, heart rate, blood pressure

Question 3

pons

Answer 3

sleep, arousal, facial expressions

Question 4

midbrain

Answer 4

sensory reflexes, movement, pain, orientation in environment

Question 5

reticular formation

Answer 5

sleep, arousal, attention

Question 6

cerebellum

Answer 6

movement, balance, motor coordination

little brain

Question 7

spinal cord

Answer 7

part of CNS, can function independently

Question 8

forebrain

Answer 8

highest level of complex cognitive, emotional, sensory, & motor functions

Question 9

limbic system

Answer 9

basic drives & emotion

motivation, emotion, memory

Question 10

thalamus

Answer 10

sensory relay station, consciousness

Question 11

basal ganglia

Answer 11

voluntary movement

Question 12

amygdala

Answer 12

fear, disgust, agression

Question 13

hippocampus

Answer 13

memory formation

Question 14

hypothalamus

Answer 14

regulates temp & hunger, hormone release

Question 15

cingulate cortex

Answer 15

decision making, emotion, memory, visual processing

Question 16

nucleus accumbens

Answer 16

reward, pleasure, social inclusion

Question 17

cerebral cortex

Answer 17

complex mental activity

Question 18

frontal lobe

Answer 18

thinking & planning

motor cortex

Broca’s area - PRODUCTION of language

Question 19

parietal lobe

Answer 19

sensation of touch, spatial relationships

somatosensory cortex

Question 20

temporal lobe

Answer 20

hearing & memory

auditory cortex

Wernicke’s area - COMPREHENSION of language

Question 21

occipital lobe

Answer 21

vision

visual cortex

Question 22

right brain

Answer 22

facial recognition, spatial & perceptual tasks

Question 23

left brain

Answer 23

language center