LCT7: Brain Structures

Question 1

Hindbrain

Answer 1

basic functions of life

Question 2

Midbrain

Answer 2

orientation movement

Question 3

Forebrain

Answer 3

complex functions

Question 4

Brainstem

Answer 4

basic survival - breathing and heart rate

Question 5

Cerebellum

Answer 5

“little brain” - balance and movement

Question 6

Thalamus

Answer 6

• way station or traffic officer

- sensory relay

Question 7

Hypothalamus

Answer 7

Vital Functions

• hunger, thirst
• reproduction
• body temperature
• hormone release (w/pituitary)

Question 8

Limbic System

Answer 8

grouping of subcortical structures between higher and lower parts of the brain (includes: amygdala, hippocampus) - involved in emotional reactions and motivated behavior

Question 9

Amygdala

Answer 9

arousal and regulation of emotion

Question 10

Hippocampus

Answer 10

memory: formation and recall of memories (“sea horse” shape)

Question 11

Basal Ganglia

Answer 11

coordination of voluntary movement

Question 12

Cortex

Answer 12

outer surface of the brain

Question 13

Cerebral Cortex

Answer 13

divided into halves –> connected by corpus callosum

Question 14

Occipital Lobe

Answer 14

primary visual cortex

Question 15

Parietal Lobe

Answer 15

information about touch and somatosensory cortex

Question 16

Temporal Lobe

Answer 16

hearing and language

Question 17

Frontal Lobe

Answer 17

motor, speech production, planning (also executive functions: abstract thinking, judgement, reasoning, “higher-order thinking”)

Question 18

Recovery from brain damage depends on…

Answer 18

• age of the individual

- extent of the damage

Question 19

Repairing the damaged brain depends on…

Answer 19

• substitution of function
• neurogenesis
• brain tissue grafts (stem cells)