Parts of the Brain Flashcards

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Frontal lobe

A
  • Thought processes
  • Behavior
  • Personality
  • Emotion
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2
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Precentral gyrus

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Voluntary motor movement

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3
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Postcentral gyrus

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Processing of sensory info related to heat, cold, and touch.

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4
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Parietal Lobe

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  • Body sensation
  • Visual and spatial perception
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5
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Occipital Lobe

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Vision

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6
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Temporal Lobe

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  • Hearing
  • Understanding speech
  • Language
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7
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Cerebellum

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  • Planning and control of skilled movements
  • Posture
  • Balance
  • Coordination of sensory info relating to body position and movement.
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8
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Corpus Callosum

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White matter connecting the two hemispheres

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9
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Basal Nuclei

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Integration and regulation of conscious motor control, especially posture, walking, and other repetitive movements.

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10
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Thalamus

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  • Crude sensation
  • Coordination of sensory information
  • Emotional responses to sensory information
  • Arousal
  • General processing of information to and from the
    cerebrum
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Hypothalamus

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Integration and coordination of:
- Autonomic reflexes
- Hormonal functions
- Arousal
- Appetite
- Thermoregulation

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12
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Pineal gland

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Produces melatonin, a timekeeping hormone, as part of the body’s biological clock.

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13
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Pituitary gland

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Produces hormones that regulate metabolism, growth, reproduction, and other bodily functions and processes.

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14
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Pons

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  • Integration of numerous autonomic reflexes
    mediated by CN V, VI, VII, and VIII
  • Respiration
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15
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Midbrain

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Integration of numerous CN reflexes such as eye movement, pupillary reflex, and ear relfexes.

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16
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Medulla Oblongata

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Integration of cardiac, vasomotor, respiratory, digestive, and other reflexes.

17
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Reticular formation

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Operates the reticular activating system that regulates the state of consciousness.

18
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Spinal cord

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Integration of simple, subconscious reflexes, and conduction of nerve impulses.