Forebrain

Question 1

Thalamus:

Answer 1

Relay station for sensory information.

Question 2

Role of the Hypothalamus

Answer 2

Homeostasis & the 4 F’s. Integrates with endocrine system. Hypothalamus ® hypophyseal portal ® anterior pituitary

Question 3

Role of the Basal Ganglia

Answer 3

Smooths movements and helps with postural stability

Question 4

List the 3 parts of the limbic system and state their functions

Answer 4

Septal Nuclei: Pleasure and addiction

Amygdala: Fear and aggression

Hippocampus: Emotion and Memory

Question 5

How many lobes in the cerebral cortex. List all of them and state their functions.

Answer 5

4 lobes

Frontal: Executive function, impulse control, speech, motor.

Parietal: Touch, pressure, temp, pain, spatial processing.

Occipital: Visual

Temporal: Sound, speech perception, memory, emotion.

Question 6

What is the left cerebral hemisphere responsible for?

Answer 6

Left is analytic, language, logic, math, usually the dominant side

Question 7

What is the right cerebral hemisphere responsible for?

Answer 7

Right is intuition, creativity, spatial processing