Functions

Question 1

What does the frontal lobe do?

Answer 1

Personality
Higher cognitive function
Planning
Emotions
Behaviour control
Problem solving
Broca's - speech expression

Question 2

What does the parietal lobe do?

Answer 2

Calculation
Spelling
Object/space perception
Body sense & position

Question 3

What does the temporal lobe do?

Answer 3

Episodic (event) memory
Semantic (facts) memory
Language
Speech comprehension (Wernicke’s)

Question 4

What does the occipital lobe do?

Answer 4

Visual perception

Interpretation of visual images

Question 5

What does the midbrain do?

Answer 5

Consciousness
Vision & hearing
Motor function

Question 6

Where is the substantia nigra found?

Answer 6

Midbrain

Question 7

Where is the red nucleus found?

Answer 7

Midbrain

Question 8

What does the pons do?

Answer 8

Pathway for nerve fibres between cerebrum and cerebellum

Control of involuntary functions: breathing, consciousness

Question 9

What does the medulla oblongata do?

Answer 9

Regulates respiration, cardiac function and vasodilation
Controls reflexes: coughing, sneezing, vomiting
Connects to spinal cord

Question 10

What is the diencephalon made up of?

Answer 10

Thalamus and hypothalamus