Chapter 13 (Part 1)

Question 1

What connects the cerebrum?

Answer 1

Corpus callosum

Question 2

Main method of communication between 2 hemispheres

Answer 2

Corpus callosum

Question 3

Hemispheres will receive/send signals to/from the ____ side of the body

Answer 3

opposite

Question 4

Unique functions not ordinarily performed in the opposing hemisphere

Answer 4

Cerebral lateralization

Question 5

What are the actions of the right hemisphere?

Answer 5

Analyze sensory information, relate body to sensory environment, imagination, artistic skill

Question 6

What are the actions of the left hemisphere?

Answer 6

Genearl interpretation, analytical thought, production of speech

Question 7

Superficial layer of gray matter

Answer 7

Cerebral cortex

Question 8

anterior portion of the cerebrum which ends at the central sulcus

Answer 8

Frontal lobe

Question 9

What does the frontal lobe contain?

Answer 9

Primary motor cortex and premotor cortex

Question 10

Issues voluntary commands to skeletal muscle

Answer 10

Primary motor cortex

Question 11

Plans and coordinates learned movement

Answer 11

Premotor cortex

Question 12

Coordinates information from association areas and uses it to perform abstract intellectual function

Answer 12

Prefrontal cortex

Question 13

Regulates pattern of breathing and vocalization needed for speech

Answer 13

Broca’s area

Question 14

Controls eye movement needed for binocular vision

Answer 14

Frontal eye field

Question 15

Posterior to central sulcus

Answer 15

Parietal lobe

Question 16

What does the parietal lobe contain?

Answer 16

Primary somatosensory cortex, gnostic, wernicke’s, somatosensory association

Question 17

Receives general sensory information

Answer 17

Primary somatosensory cortex

Question 18

What are some examples of general senses?

Answer 18

Pain, temperature, touch, pressure, vibration, proprioception

Question 19

Where is the primary somatosensory cortex located?

Answer 19

Postcentral gyrus

Question 20

Integrates and interprets sensations to distinguis texture, shapes, degree of sensation

Answer 20

Somatosensory association cortex

Question 21

Responsible for understanding written or spoken language

Answer 21

Wernicke’s area

Question 22

Provides comprehensive understanding of current activity, integrates information from association areas regarding vision and hearing

Answer 22

Gnostic area

Question 23

Posterior portion of the cerebrum

Answer 23

Occipital lobe

Question 24

What does the occipital lobe contain?

Answer 24

Primary visual cortex, visual association area,

Question 25

Receives visual information from the eyes

Answer 25

Primary visual cortex

Question 26

Monitors patterns in primary visual cortex and interprets results

Answer 26

Visual association area

Question 27

What does the temporal lobe contain?

Answer 27

Primary auditory cortex, auditory association area, primary olfactory cortex

Question 28

Receives auditory information from the ear

Answer 28

Primary auditory cortex

Question 29

Interprets auditory stimulation and stores memory from it

Answer 29

Auditory association area

Question 30

Receives information about smell from the nose

Answer 30

Primary olfactory cortex

Question 31

Deep to frontal, parietal and temporal lobes

Answer 31

Insula

Question 32

Receives and processes taste information from the tongue

Answer 32

Primary gusatory cortex

Question 33

Location of myelinated axons

Answer 33

Central white matter

Question 34

Bundle of axons in the CNS

Answer 34

Tracts

Question 35

Connect different regions of the cerebral cortex within the same hemisphere

Answer 35

Association tracts

Question 36

Extend between cerebral hemispheres

Answer 36

Commissural tracts

Question 37

Link cerebral cortex to inferior brain regions and spinal cord

Answer 37

Projection tracts

Question 38

Collection of cell bodies (gray matter)

Answer 38

Cerebral nuclei

Question 39

What are the functions of the cerebral nuclei?

Answer 39

• Subconscious control of skeletal muscle tone
• Regulate motor output from cerebral cortex
• Inhibit unwanted movement

Question 40

What makes up the cerebral nuclei?

Answer 40

Caudate nucleus, putamen, globus pallidus, claustrum, amygdala