Lobes Of The Brain Flashcards
1
Q
Frontal lobe
A
Personality, mental abilities, reactions, self-awareness, planning, and symbolic thinking
2
Q
Primary motor cortex
A
Controls voluntary muscle movements
3
Q
Broca’s area
A
Articulating speech that is clear and fluent (speech production)
4
Q
Parietal lobe
A
Spacial awareness, feel temperature
5
Q
Primary somatosensory cortex
A
Processes sensory information from skin and limbs
6
Q
Occipital lobe
A
Vision, coordinating other lobes in vision, organise visual info, direction, reorganising colour
7
Q
Primary visual cortex
A
Major destination of visual info from eyes
8
Q
Temporal lobe
A
Auditory perception, memory, facial recognition, comprehend speech
9
Q
Primary auditory cortex
A
Processes sounds from both ears to help understand different types of sounds
10
Q
Wernicke’s area
A
Comprehend speech
