lobes of the brain (chapter 4) Flashcards

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what are the 4 distinct regions of the brain?

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the frontal lobe, parietal lobe, temporal lobe and the occipital lobe

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what are the frontal lobe’s 4 areas

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  • pre-frontal cortex
  • primary motor cortex
  • pre motor cortex
  • broca’s area
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what is the pre-frontal cortex

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the pre-frontal cortex is a part of the frontal lobe, and is the association area.

it is responsible for:
- planning
- reasoning
- judging
- initiative
- problem solving
- personality
- attention
- control of emotions

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primary motor cortex

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  • initiates and controls voluntary movement of skeletal muscles
  • contralateral functioning
  • upside-down representation

(frontal lobe)

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pre motor cortex

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  • voluntary motor movement
  • sends sequence of movements to PMC

(frontal lobe)

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broca’s area

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production of articulate speech that is clear and fluent (in the left hemisphere) via the muscles that control the mouth

(frontal lobe)

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what are the areas in the parietal lobe

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  • primary somatosensory cortex
  • association area
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primary somatosensory cortex

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  • responsible for processing sensation of touch, pressure, temperature and pain
  • contralateral functioning
  • upside-down representation

(parietal lobe)

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association area (parietal lobe)

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  • location of body in space
  • location of objects around them
  • perception of 3D shapes and designs
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what are the 2 areas in the occipital lobe

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  • primary visual cortex
  • association area
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primary visual cortex

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  • receives visual input from each retina
  • registers and processes different visual stimuli

(occipital lobe)

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association area (occipital lobe)

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  • organisation of visual stimuli
  • interpretation, identifying objects
  • interaction with other lobes to integrate visual info with memory, language and sounds
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what are the areas in the temporal lobe

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  • primary auditory cortex
  • association area
  • Wernicke’s area
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primary auditory cortex

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registers and processes auditory info from speech, music or non-verbal sounds (pitch and loudness)

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association area (temporal lobe)

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  • associated with hearing, understanding speech and interpreting sounds
  • plays an important role in forming memories
  • facial recognition performed in right temporal lobe
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