Parts of the Brain Flashcards
1
Q
Hindbrain
A
Only part of brain you can live without.
Controls vital functions
2
Q
Medulla
A
Controls heart beat and breathing
3
Q
Reticular Formation
A
Controls arousal and alertness
4
Q
thalamus
A
Receives messages and sends them to where they need to go.
Switchboard.
5
Q
Cerebellum
A
Voluntary movements and balance.
6
Q
Pons
A
sleep and dream, face recognition, coordinates movement.
7
Q
Limbic system
A
emotions
8
Q
Amygdala
A
Controls fear and anger
9
Q
Hypothalamus
A
Controls breathing, pulse, anything hormonal, reward and pleasure center
10
Q
Hippocampus
A
Memory
11
Q
Frontal Lobe
A
jugement, planning, Brocas area
12
Q
Parietal Lobe
A
Spatial and mathmathicla reasoning
13
Q
occipital lobe
A
vision
14
Q
temporal lobe
A
hearing
15
Q
wenikies
A
understanding language
