Lobes Skills And Functions Flashcards
Frontal lobe controls
Attention Motivation Emotional/social/sexual control Verbal expression Judgment Spontaneity Problem solving Decision making Expressive language Motor integration Voluntary movement Sequencing
Temporal lobe controls
Short term memory Receptive language Language comprehension Musical awareness Selective attention Object categorization Locating objects Face recognition Behavior (aggressive)
Parietal lobe controls
Tactile perception -touch Spacial orientation Awareness of body parts Academic skills Object naming R/L organization Visual attention Eye-hand coordination
Occipital lobe controls
Visual perception
Visual processing
Reading - perception and recognition of printed words
Cerebellum controls
Coordination of voluntary movement Gross and fine motor coordination Postural control Balance and equilibrium Eye movement
Brain stem controls
ANS functions - heart rate, breathing, temp Level of alertness Arousal and sleep regulation Swallowing food and fluid Balance and movement
What is the cerebral cortex
The grey matter of the outermost section of the cerebrum and cerebellum that is composed of neuronal cell bodies
The cerebral cortex and cerebrum are divided into 4 lobes:
Frontal
Parietal
Occipital
Temporal
What are the major components of the brain?
Cerebrum
Diencephalon
Cerebellum
Brain stem
What are the parts of the cerebrum
Cortex
Basal ganglia
Limbic system
What does the frontal lobe contain
The motor cortex
Where are Brocas and Wernickes areas?
The parietal lobe
What does Wernicke’s area do?
It is primarily responsible for language comprehension
What does Broca’s area do?
It is primarily responsible for speech production
Where is the language network?
Usually on the left side of the brain in a large majority of both right and left handed individuals
What is the basal ganglia responsible for
It serves as the coordinating center for several nerve tracks including coordinating muscle movements
What does the limbic system do
It’s a group of nuclei and cortical structures that encode memory and regulate autonomic nervous system and endocrine functions in response to emotional stimuli
What are the parts of the limbic system
Hypothalamus
Amygdala
Cingulate gurus
Hippocampus
What does the hypothalamus do
It is the main center for control of body temperature circadian rhythm and body water osmolality
What does the amygdala do
Plays a crucial role in the management of stress rage and anxiety.
It is often termed as the emotional amplifier
What does the cingulate gyrus do
Serves as an Intercal part of the limbic system receiving input from the thalamus and neocortex to develop emotions and encoded memory
What does the hippocampus do
Contains centers for memory and learning particularly for establishing short term memory regulation of critical steroid production and his double Schmidt of spatial relations in the environment
What is the diencephalon
It is composed of the thalamus, hypothalamus, and pituitary and pineal gland’s
What is the thalamus
Nearly all sensory pathways from the brain into the body pass through the thalmus
What does the pineal gland do
It produces serotonin and melatonin and contribute to circadian rhythm‘s and the sleep wake cycle
What is the brain stem responsible for
The basic primitive functions and reflexes
What are the components of the brain stem
The midbrain, pons, and medulla
Which cranial nerves originate in the medula
Hypoglossal
Glossopharyngeal
Vagus
Portions of accessory nerve
What does the pons do
Acts as a message center between the cerebellum and the cerebrum
What does the midbrain do
Coordinates movement and reflexes associated with hearing and vision
