Chapter 8 Pt. 2

Question 1

What are the four lobes of the brain?

Answer 1

(1) frontal
(2) parietal
(3) temporal
(4) occipital

Question 2

Which lobe is this responsible for:

speech

Answer 2

frontal lobe

Question 3

Which lobe is this responsible for:

frontal association area

Answer 3

frontal lobe

Question 4

Which lobe is this responsible for:

premotor cortex

Answer 4

frontal lobe

Question 5

Which lobe is this responsible for:

primary motor area

Answer 5

frontal lobe

Question 6

Which lobe is this responsible for:

central sulcus

Answer 6

parietal lobe

Question 7

Which lobe is this responsible for:

primary sensory area

Answer 7

parietal lobe

Question 8

Which lobe is this responsible for:

taste

Answer 8

parietal lobe

Question 9

Which lobe is this responsible for:

somatic association area

Answer 9

parietal lobe

Question 10

Which lobe is this responsible for:

reading

Answer 10

parietal lobe

Question 11

Which lobe is this responsible for:

olfaction

Answer 11

temporal lobe

Question 12

Which lobe is this responsible for:

language understanding

Answer 12

temporal lobe

Question 13

Which lobe is this responsible for:

auditory association area

Answer 13

temporal lobe

Question 14

Which lobe is this responsible for:

visual association area

Answer 14

occipital lobe

Question 15

Which lobe is this responsible for:

vision

Answer 15

occipital lobe

Question 16

The ________ __________ ______ forms a band in the parietal lobes that stretches over the cortex from ear to ear

Answer 16

primary somatosensory area

Question 17

What is the primary motor area?

Answer 17

of the cerebral cortex; will send messages to your skeletal muscles

Question 18

What is the premotor cortex?

Answer 18

it coordinates learned motor skills that are patterned or repetitive

Question 19

the ________ cortex is just in front of the motor cortex

Answer 19

premotor

Question 20

_________ ________- predicts the consequences of various possible responses to the information it receives and decides which response will be best for you in your current situation

Answer 20

prefrontal cortex

Question 21

The ________ _______ is the most anterior part of the frontal lobe

Answer 21

prefrontal cortex

Question 22

The thalamus sits underneath the _______ __________

Answer 22

cerebral hemisphere

Question 23

True or False: the thalamus processes ALL the senses

Answer 23

False; does not process smell

Question 24

The thalamus performs what functions?

Answer 24

sensory experience
motor activity
stimulation of the cerebral cortex
memory

Question 25

True or False: The thalamus is considered the gateway to the cerebral cortex, because all messages to the cerebral cortex must pass through the thalamus first

Answer 25

True

Question 26

What is a hypothalamus?

Answer 26

a small region of the brain that is largely responsible for homeostasis

Question 27

What is the cerebellum?

Answer 27

the part of the brain responsible for sensory-motor coordination

Question 28

the brain stem consists of the _______ _________, the _____, and the _________

Answer 28

medulla oblongata
pons
midbrain

Question 29

Is this the medulla oblongata, pons, or midbrain:
contains reflex centers for some of life’s most vital physiological functions like breathing, heart rate, and blood pressure

Answer 29

medulla oblongata

Question 30

Is this the medulla oblongata, pons, or midbrain:

connects the spinal cord to the rest of the brain

Answer 30

medulla oblongata

Question 31

Is this the medulla oblongata, pons, or midbrain:

connects lower portions of the CNS with higher brain structures

Answer 31

pons

Question 32

Is this the medulla oblongata, pons, or midbrain:

means bridge

Answer 32

pons

Question 33

Is this the medulla oblongata, pons, or midbrain:

processes information about sights and sounds and controls simple reflex responses to the stimuli

Answer 33

midbrain

Question 34

What is the limbic system?

Answer 34

a collective term for a group of structures that help to produce emotions and memory

Question 35

Memory takes place in what 2 stages?

Answer 35

1) short-term memory

2) long-term memory

Question 36

What is the difference between short-term and long-term memory?

Answer 36

short-term memory- holds a small amount of information for a few seconds or minutes

long-term memory- stores seemingly limitless amounts of information for hours, days, or years

Question 37

The ____________ is essential to converting short-term memory to long-term memory

Answer 37

hippocampus

Question 38

The ________ has a widespread connections to sensory areas as well as to emotion centers

Answer 38

amygdala