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localisation of brain function Flashcards

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where is the motor area found

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frontal lobe

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where is the somatosensory area found

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parietal

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where is the visual area found

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occipital lobe

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where is the auditory area found

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temporal lobe

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where is brocas area found

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frontal lobe

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where is wernickes area found

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temporal lobe

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what is the function of the motor area

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controls voluntary movements in the opposite side of the body

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what is the function of the somotisensory area

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sensory information from skin is represented

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what is the function of the visual brain area

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process information from eyes
— each eye sends information from the right visual field to the left visual cortex and from left visual field to right cortex

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what is the function of the auditory area

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process information from ears
- analyses speech-based information

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what is the function of brocas area

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responsible for speech production

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what does damage to broca’s area cause

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brocas aphasia - speech that is slow and not fluent

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what is the function of wernickes area

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responsible for understanding language

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what does damage to wernickes area cause

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wernickes aphasia - production of nonsense words

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what is the cerebrum

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  • regulates higher intellectual processes
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what is the cerebral cortex

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outermost layer of the cerebrum
- sensory systems sends messages to and from the cerebral cortex

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what is the cerebrum made up of

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left and right hemispheres which are connected by a bundle of fibres called the corpus callosum

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what does the corpus callosum do

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allows messaged to enter the right hemisphere to be conveyed to the left hemisphere and vice versa

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what are the 4 lobes the hemispheres are divided into

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frontal
parietal
temporal
occipital

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