Functions Flashcards
What does the frontal lobe do?
Personality Higher cognitive function Planning Emotions Behaviour control Problem solving Broca's - speech expression
What does the parietal lobe do?
Calculation
Spelling
Object/space perception
Body sense & position
What does the temporal lobe do?
Episodic (event) memory
Semantic (facts) memory
Language
Speech comprehension (Wernicke’s)
What does the occipital lobe do?
Visual perception
Interpretation of visual images
What does the midbrain do?
Consciousness
Vision & hearing
Motor function
Where is the substantia nigra found?
Midbrain
Where is the red nucleus found?
Midbrain
What does the pons do?
Pathway for nerve fibres between cerebrum and cerebellum
Control of involuntary functions: breathing, consciousness
What does the medulla oblongata do?
Regulates respiration, cardiac function and vasodilation
Controls reflexes: coughing, sneezing, vomiting
Connects to spinal cord
What is the diencephalon made up of?
Thalamus and hypothalamus