Lesson 3 Key Terms

Question 1

angular gyrus

Answer 1

QM: the association area of the brain
Located: in the posterior portion of the temporal lobe
Responsible for: linguistic processing, especially word recall

Question 2

arcuate fasciculus

Answer 2

Qm: white, fibrous tract of mostly axons and dendrites
Location: underlying the angular gyrus
Responsible for: takes language organized in Wernicke’s area and transmits it to Broca’s area

Question 3

Broca’s area

Answer 3

Qm: Broc no talk, but mouth move
Location: cortical area of the left frontal lobe
Responsible for: detaining and coordinating the programming of speech movement

Question 4

central nervous system (CNS)

Answer 4

Portion of the main nervous system, includes the brain and the spinal cord

Question 5

cerebellum

Answer 5

Qm: little brain
Location: has both the right and left hemispheres and a central region
Responsible for: considerable influence on language processing and on higher-level cognitive and emotional functions

Question 6

cerebrum

Answer 6

Qm: upper brain
Location: holds the cortex and the subcortical structures
Ie) thalamus, cerebellum, hypothalamus, hippocampus

Question 7

corpus callosum

Answer 7

Qm: neuron bridge of the brain
Location: between two hemispheres of brain
Responsible for: the main transverse tract of neurons, passes messages back and forth

Question 8

cortex

Answer 8

The outermost grey layer made up of neuron call bodies

Question 9

executive function

Answer 9

The self-regulatory aspect of writing enables the writer to plan, write according to that plan, and proofread and revise as needed
*doesn’t have to be about writing

Question 10

Heschl’s area

Answer 10

Qm: hertz is sound
Location: in auditory cortex or each hemisphere
Responsable for: receives incoming auditory signals from the inner ear

Question 11

information processing

Answer 11

A theoretical model of brain function that stresses methods employed in dealing with information

Question 12

motor cortex

Answer 12

Qm: move it move it
Location: posterior portion of the frontal lobe
Responsible for: sending nerve impulses to the muscles

Question 13

myelination

Answer 13

Qm: the sleeve of nerves
Process: maturation of the nervous system in which the nerves form the myelin sheath

Question 14

neurolinguistics

Answer 14

Study of the anatomy, physiology, and biochemistry of the brain responsible for language process and formulation

Question 15

neuron

Answer 15

Nerve cell; basic unit of the nervous system

Question 16

neuroscience

Answer 16

The study of Neuroanatomy (where structures are located in the brain) and Neurophysiology (how the brain functions)

Question 17

peripheral nervous system (PNS)

Answer 17

Part of the main nervous system except the brain and spine
Ie) hands, foot, torso

Question 18

prefrontal cortex

Answer 18

Qm: before front brain
Location: most anterior or forward position of the frontal lobe of the brain

Question 19

reticular formation

Answer 19

Qm: nerves make shapes
Location: brain stem
Responsible for: sensory integration and for inhibitions (stop) or facilitations (go) of sensory information

Question 20

supramarginal gyrus

Answer 20

Qm: super margin for long phrases
Location: posterior portion of the temporal lobe
Responsible for: linguistic processing, especially of longer syntactic units such as sentences

Question 21

Synapse

Answer 21

Qm: space between
Definition: miniscule space between the axon of one neuron and the dendrites of another

Question 22

thalamus

Answer 22

Qm: alamus = analysis, it’s the airport tower of the brain
Location: higher brain stem
Responsible for: recieveing incoming sensory information (NOT SMELL) and relays informative to the appropriate portion of the brain for analysis

Question 23

Wernicke’s area

Answer 23

Qm: wern is a listener and slow to speak
Location: located in the left temporal lobe
Responsible for: language processing, aka, organizing the underlying structure of outgoing messages and analyzing incoming linguistic information

Question 24

working memory

Answer 24

Memory in which information is held while being processed