Chapter 2.6 review organization Flashcards
What are the three main functional areas of the brain?
Cerebrum, cerebellum, and brain stem
What is known as “mini brain”?
Cerebellum
What is function of the cerebellum?
coordinates muscle movement, maintain posture and balance
What is the function of the cerebrum?
touch, vision, hearing speech, reasoning, emotions, learning and fine control movements
What are the parts of the cerebrum?
frontal lobe, parietal lobe, occipital lobe, and temporal lobe
What is the function of the brain stem?
relay center that connects the cerebrum and cerebellum to the spinal cord
What is the function of the brain stem?
maintain breath, heart rate, body temperature, sleep and awake cycles, sneezing, vomiting, digestion, coughing, and swallowing
What are the hemispheres of the brain?
left and right
What is the groove that runs between the left and right hemisphere?
longitudinal fissure
What is the left side/hemisphere of the brain responsible for?
logical thinking, reasoning, mathematics, language skills, analysis
What is the right side/hemisphere of the brain responsible for?
spacial patterns, musicality, visual information processing, depth perception, creativity, synthesis (putting together of things as they come into the brain)
What makes up the lower/back part of the brain?
the cerebellum and brain stem
Athletes and gymnasts have a densely packed ____.
cerebellum
The midbrain is the ______.
relay center
What part of the brain is associated with parkinsons?
the midbrain
Thalamus is the _____.
relay center
The hypothalamus maintains _____.
homeostasis (thirst hunger and sex drive)
Where is the limbic system?
in the middle of the brain (deep)
What makes up the limbic system?
amygdala and hippocampus
What does the amygdala control?
emotion and fear response “fight or flight”
Where do memories reside?
hippocampus
