Chapter 3 Brain Diagram Flashcards
1
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Frontal lobe
A
Problem solving, decision making
2
Q
Parietal lobe
A
Sensory and awareness
3
Q
Hippocampus
A
Memory processing
4
Q
Occipital lobe
A
Vision
5
Q
Cerebellum
A
Balance and coordination
6
Q
Spinal cord
A
Bodily functions, consciousness (awakeness, sleepiness), dispatch between sensory messages and brain
7
Q
Madula Oblongata
A
Heartbeat, blood pressure, respiration of breathing
8
Q
Pons
A
Dreaming and sleeping
9
Q
Temporal lobe
A
Hearing and speech
10
Q
Pituitary gland
A
Endocrine, “hormones”
11
Q
Corpus collosum
A
Makes right and left brain talk to each other
12
Q
Brocca’s area
A
Language, tongue
13
Q
Thalomus
A
Grand central station, processes all messages
14
Q
Hypothalamus
A
Life support, functions (hunger, thirst, respiration, heart rate), in control of the pituitary gland, tells hormones to release
15
Q
Wernick’s area
A
Speech and comprehension
