Chapter 2-Second Half

Question 0

Medulla

Answer 0

The base of the brainstem, controls heart beat and breathing

Question 1

Brainstem

Answer 1

Oldest part; central core of the brain, responsible for automatic survival functions

Question 2

Reticular Formation

Answer 2

A nerve network in the brainstem that plays an important role in controlling arousal

Question 3

Thalamus

Answer 3

Sensory switch board, found at the top of the brainstem, directs messages to sensory receiving areas in the cortex and transmits replies to the cerebellum and medulla

Question 4

Hippocampus

Answer 4

Processes memory

Question 5

Pons

Answer 5

Sits above the medulla, helps coordinate movement

Question 6

Cerebellum

Answer 6

“Little brain” rear of the brain stem, processes sensory input and coordinating movement output and balance

Question 7

Limbic System

Answer 7

Deals with emotions, like fear, and aggression, drives for food and sex, includes: hippocampus, amygdala, and hypothalamus

Question 8

Amygdala

Answer 8

Two Lima bean sized neural clusters that are components of the limbic system and are linked to emotion

Question 9

Hypothalamus

Answer 9

A neural structure below the thalamus, directs several maintenance activities(eating, drinking, body temp), helps govern endocrine system via pituitary gland, linked to emotion

Question 10

Cerebral cortex

Answer 10

Intricate fabric of interconnected neural cells that covers the cerebral hemispheres; the body’s ultimate control and processing center

Question 11

Glial Cells

Answer 11

Cells in the nervous system that support, nourish, and protect neurons

Question 12

Frontal Lobe

Answer 12

Portion of cerebral cortex lying just behind the forehead, used for speaking, muscles movements, making plans, and judgements

Question 13

Occipital Lobe

Answer 13

Portion of the cerebral cortex, at the back of the head, visual areas, receives visual info from the opposite visual fields

Question 14

Parietal Lobes

Answer 14

Portion of the cerebral cortex, top of the head towards the rear, recovers sensory input for touch and body position

Question 15

Temporal Lobes

Answer 15

Part of the cerebral cortex, lies roughly above the ears, receives auditory info from opposites sides

Question 16

Motor cortex

Answer 16

Rear of the frontal lobes, controls voluntary movement

Question 17

Sensory cortex

Answer 17

Area in the front of the parietal lobes registers and processes body touch and movement sensations

Question 18

Association Areas

Answer 18

Areas of the cerebral cortex that involve higher mental functions such as learning, remembering, thinking and speaking

Question 19

Aphasia

Answer 19

Impairment of language; caused by damage to the left hemisphere in the Broca’s area (impairing speaking) or to Wernick’s area impairing understandingly

Question 20

Broca’s Area

Answer 20

Controls language expressions, frontal lobe left hemispheres directs muscles movement involved in speech

Question 21

Wernicke’s Area

Answer 21

Controls language reception comprehension and expression left temporal lobe

Question 22

Plasticity

Answer 22

Brains ability for modification after some form of damage

Question 23

Corpus Callosum

Answer 23

The large band of neural fibers connecting the two brain hemispheres and carrying messages between them

Question 24

Split Brain

Answer 24

A condition km which the fibers connecting the two hemispheres are split

Question 25

Phineus Gage

Answer 25

Building railroads, had a metal rod pierce his skull pierce his frontal lobe, he lost his ability to plan and make judgements, and his personality changed, he became mean