Parts of the Brain

Question 1

Medulla Oblongata

Answer 1

regulates vital functions (breathing, heart rate, blood pressure)

Question 2

Pons

Answer 2

relays information between the cortex and the medulla, regulates sleep, carries motor/sensory information from the face and neck

Question 3

Cerebellum

Answer 3

maintains posture and balance and coordinates body movement

Question 4

Hindbrain

Answer 4

responsible for controlling balance, muscle coordination, breathing, digestion, and sleep/walking

Question 5

Superior colliculus

Answer 5

receives visual sensory input

Question 6

Inferior colliculus

Answer 6

receives auditory sensory input

Question 7

Thalamus

Answer 7

receives incoming sensory information and transmits to appropriate areas of the cerebral cortex

Question 8

Hypothalamus

Answer 8

homeostatic functions (4 Fs: feeding, fight, flight, fucking)

Question 9

Lateral Hypothalamus

Answer 9

triggers eating and drinking

Question 10

Ventromedial Hypothalamus

Answer 10

provides signals to stop eating

Question 11

Anterior Hypothalamus

Answer 11

controls sexual behavior, regulates sleep, and body temperature

Question 12

Posterior Pituitary Gland

Answer 12

produces ADH and oxytocin

Question 13

Pineal Gland

Answer 13

secretes melatonin

Question 14

Basal Ganglia

Answer 14

coordinates muscle movements, as it receives information from the cortex and relays information to brain and spinal cord

Question 15

Limbic System

Answer 15

Septal Nuclei, Amygdala, and Hippocampus

Question 16

Septal Nuclei

Answer 16

primary pleasure center of the brain

Question 17

Amygdala

Answer 17

important for defensive, aggressive behavior including fear and rage

Question 18

Hippocampus

Answer 18

consolidate information to form long term memory and redistribute remote memories to the cerebral cortex

Question 19

Retrograde Amnesia

Answer 19

memory loss of old memories

Question 20

Anterograde Amnesia

Answer 20

inability to form new memories

Question 21

Parts of the Frontal Lobe

Answer 21

prefrontal cortex, primary motor cortex, broca’s area

Question 22

Prefrontal Cortex

Answer 22

supervises processes associated with perception, memory, emotion, impulse control, and long-term planning [Association Area]

Question 23

Primary Motor Cortex

Answer 23

initiates voluntary motor movements by sending neural impulses down the spinal cord toward the muscles

Question 24

Broca’s Area

Answer 24

important for speech production

Question 25

Parietal Lobe

Answer 25

projection area for all incoming sensory signals for touch, pressure, temperature, and pain; associated with spatial processing and manipulation

Question 26

Occipital Lobe

Answer 26

contains the visual cortex

Question 27

Temporal Lobe

Answer 27

Auditory Cortex primary site of sound processing: speech, music, etc.; Wernicke’s Area associated with language reception and comprehension