Lobes of The Brain Flashcards
1
Q
Frontal lobe
A
Language Cognitive function Attention Memory Regulate and initiate motor function Primary motor cortex
2
Q
Parietal
A
Touch pain Sensation Temperature Proprioception Sensory aspects of language Spatial orientation Primary somatosensory cortex
3
Q
Occipital
A
Visual
Primary visual cortex
4
Q
Temporal
A
Primary auditory cortex
Wernickes area
Emotions
Memory
5
Q
Corpus callusum
A
Interconnects the two hemispheres
6
Q
Thalamus
A
Secretery of the cortex
Connected to the cortex, motor, sensory and autonomic function from brainstem and spinal cord
7
Q
Hypothalamus
A
Beneath the thalamus
Neuroendocrine functions
Body temp
Hunger thirst
8
Q
Pineal gland
A
Secretes melatonin
Important for regulation of circadian rhythms
9
Q
Colliculi
A
Superior and inferior are sensory nuclei
And visual reflexes and auditory reflexes
Located in the midbrain
10
Q
Where are the mammillary bodies located and what do they do?
A
Of hypothalamus
And they recollect memory
11
Q
Cerebral peduncles
A
Descending motor fibres to spinal cord anc connections to cerebellum
