Parts of the Brain

Question 1

What is the function of the frontal lobe?

Answer 1

1. Concentration
2. Impulse control
3. Problem-solving
4. Contains the motor cortex - body’s voluntary movements
5. Contains the prefrontal cortex - personality

Question 2

What separates the parietal and frontal lobes?

Answer 2

The central sulcus

Question 3

What is the function of the parietal lobe?

Answer 3

1. Perception
2. Sense of touch controlled by the somatosenosry cortex
3. Enables us to understand the world around us

Question 4

What is the function of the temporal lobe?

Answer 4

1. Hearing controlled by the auditory cortex
2. Memory
3. Has areas involved in producing and processing sound-based info e.g. speech

Question 5

What is the function of the occiptal lobe?

Answer 5

Processing visual info from our eyes with the visual cortex

Question 6

What is the function of the cerebellum?

Answer 6

Receives info from senses and spinal cord to coordinate motor skills e.g.

• conscious movement,
• balance,
• coordination,
• muscular control

Question 7

What is the function of the brain stem?

Answer 7

1. Area above the spinal column that controls flow of messages between the brain and the rest of the body
2. Basic unconscious activity e.g

• breathing
• consciousness
• heart rate