Lecture 12 - Brain parts

Question 1

Roughly how many neurones are in the brain?

Answer 1

10-15 billion

Question 2

Frontal Lobe.

Draw where you think it is on a basic brain sketch.

What is its function?

Answer 2

(see slide 6 in relevant powerpoint slide for diagram)

FUNCTION
- Motor Control
(including speech)
- Planning
- Changing task
- Working memory
- Motivation
- Personality

Question 3

Temporal Lobe.

Draw where you think it is on a basic brain sketch.

What is its function?

Answer 3

(see slide 6 in relevant powerpoint slide for diagram)

FUNCTION

• Hearing
• Language
• Object recognition
• Memory for things

Question 4

Parietal Lobe.

Draw where you think it is on a basic brain sketch.

What is its function?

Answer 4

(see slide 6 in relevant powerpoint slide for diagram)

FUNCTION

• Perception to action
• Attention
• Spatial understanding

Question 5

Occupital Lobe.

Draw where you think it is on a basic brain sketch.

What is its function?

Answer 5

(see slide 6 in relevant powerpoint slide for diagram)

FUNCTION
- Visual perception

Question 6

Cerebellum.

Draw where you think it is on a basic brain sketch.

What is its function?

Answer 6

(see slide 6 in relevant powerpoint slide for diagram)

FUNCTION
- Automatic actions (e.g. walking)
- Learning motor skills
- Correcting actions
(contains nearly half all neurons)

Question 7

Pons.

Draw where you think it is on a basic brain sketch.

Answer 7

(see slide 6 in relevant powerpoint slide for diagram)

Question 8

Cerebrum.

Draw where you think it is on a basic brain sketch.

Answer 8

(see slide 6 in relevant powerpoint slide for diagram)

Question 9

In the brain what is a:

Sulcus

Answer 9

‘ditch’

Question 10

In the brain what is a:

Cyrus

Answer 10

‘circle’

Question 11

In the brain what is a:

Dorsal

Answer 11

‘top’

Question 12

In the brain what is a:

Ventral

Answer 12

‘bottom’

Question 13

What does a lateral view of the brain look like?

Answer 13

The side of the outside brain.

Question 14

What does a medial view of the brain look like?

Answer 14

Side view of brain chopped in half. (so middle of the brain basically)

Question 15

What does a dorsal view of the brain look like?

Answer 15

Birds eye view of outside of brain.

Question 16

What does a ventrall view of the brain look like?

Answer 16

Birds eye view of brain chopped in half sideways.

Question 17

READ PAGES 135 ONWARDS section ‘ organisation of cerebral cortex’. 6th ed.

Answer 17

(make notes if you want or just teach yourself on whiteboard)