ch 5 the brain

Question 1

the basic structure

Answer 1

hindbrain (cerebellum and medulla)
midbrain (reticular formation)
forebrain (hypothalamus, thalamus and cerebrum)

Question 2

the hindbrain

Answer 2

• the lower brain
• supports bodily functions and is the link between the spinal cord and brain
• includes the brainstem, medulla, pons, cerebellum, and reticular formation

Question 3

the medulla

Answer 3

continuation of the spine

controls breathing, heartbeat and digestion

Question 4

the pons

Answer 4

• above the medulla, recieves info sent from visual areas to control eye and body actions

Question 5

the cerenbellum

Answer 5

• receives information from the pons

- coordinates the sequence of body movements

Question 6

the midbrain

Answer 6

• sits above the hindbrain

- resonsible for sleep, moto movemnt and arousal

Question 7

the forebrain

Answer 7

includes the cerebrum, the hypothalamus and the thalamus

Question 8

cerebrum

Answer 8

• biggest most recognised part
• covered by a thin layer known as the cerebral cortex
• divided into the left hemispheres which are separated by the longitudinal fissure
• two hemispheres joined by the corpus callosum

Question 9

the hypothalamus

Answer 9

controls basic survival actions:sleep regulation of body temp, expression of emotions and the four F (feeding, fighting, fleeing and fornications)

Question 10

the thalamus

Answer 10

• located beneath the cerebral cortex
• two eggs shaped parts that sit side by side for each hemisphere
• is the communication centre of the brain, receives info from the ears, eyes, skin and other sensory organs

Question 11

the thalamus

Answer 11

• enables the organism to process sensory stimuli in the environment. receives info and relays it to the relevant part of the cortex
• determines which of the incoming information is the most important for us to pay attention too

Question 12

the cerebral cortex

Answer 12

is the outside later of the forebrain

• receives information from the environment
• controls our responses
• for higher order thinking: problem solving, planning
• involved in memory, language and emotional regulation

Question 13

brocas area

Answer 13

• responsible for speech production
• part of the frontal lobes playing a key role in producing clear speech
  damage can disrupt speaking
• broken words
• called brocas aphasia

Question 14

wenickes area

Answer 14

responsible for language reception and interpretation, and for the creation of grammatically correct speech
part of the temporal lobe responsible for comprehension of speech
damage impairs the intrepation of language
person is unaware of their language
called wernickes aphasia

Question 15

Gechwinds territory

Answer 15

area improtant to languge
part of the parietal lobe
is the area of the brain that provides a connection between bronca area and wenickes area
it is a bundle of nerve fibres
helps to combine sounds into coherent hrases and sentences