Chapter 15: Brain and Brainstem

Question 1

Function of frontal lobe

Answer 1

primary motor cortex; higher intellectual functions, communication, personality, voluntary motor control of skeletal muscles

Question 2

Function of parietal lobe

Answer 2

primary somatosensory cortex; sensory interpretation of textures and shapes, understanding speech and formulating words

Question 3

Function of temporal lobe

Answer 3

primary auditory/olfactory cortex; interpretation and storage of auditory & olfactory sensations, understanding speech

Question 4

Function of occipital lobe

Answer 4

primary visual cortex; visual stimuli, correlation of visual images

Question 5

Function of insular lobe

Answer 5

primary gustatory cortex; interpretation of taste, memory

Question 6

Function of association tract

Answer 6

connect separate cortical areas within the same hemisphere

Question 7

Function of commissural tract

Answer 7

connect corresponding lobes of right and left hemisphere

Question 8

Function of projection tract

Answer 8

connect cerebral cortex to the diencephalon, brainstem, cerebellum, and spinal cord

Question 9

Between the arachnoid and pia mater is the _____ space

Answer 9

subarachnoid

Question 10

Between the arachnoid and dura mater is the _____ space

Answer 10

subdural

Question 11

The ____ is the location of conscious thought processes and the origin of all complex intellectual function

Answer 11

cerebrum

Question 12

The ____ produces fine control over muscular actions and stores memories of movement patterns

Answer 12

cerebellum

Question 13

Function of thalamus

Answer 13

processing & relay center

Question 14

Function of hypothalamus

Answer 14

endocrine function, “drives”, body temp, autonomic function, circadian rhythms

Question 15

Function of midbrain

Answer 15

auditory and visual reflexes

Question 16

Function of pons

Answer 16

relays messages from the cortex to the cerebellum

Question 17

Function of medulla oblongata

Answer 17

regulates breathing, heart rate, digestion, sleeping, and blood vessel dilation/constriction

Question 18

What MRI technique can be used to see tracts in?

Answer 18

Diffusion Tensor Imaging