Psychology Test 1.2 Flashcards
Left Hemisphere
Controls the right side of the body, involved in analysis, logic, idea, facts, math, and training
Right Hemisphere
Controls the left side of the body, involved in creativity, intuition, arts, creation, feeling, and imagination
Frontal Lobe
Motor control, problem-solving, speech production, concentration, and smell
Parietal Lobe
Perception, taste, making sense of the world, arithmetic, and spelling
Temporal Lobe
Memory, understanding, and language
Occipital Lobe
Vision
Sensory Cortex
Sensations
Motor Cortex
Motions
Brain Stem (autonomic brain)
Involuntary responses
Cerebellum
Balance and coordination
Pons
Is involved in many autonomic and sensory functions including arousal, respiratory processes, fine motor control, equilibrium, muscle tone, and the Circadian cycle (specifically regulating sleep).
Limbic Lobe/System
The limbic system is a group of brain structures including the amygdala, hippocampus, hypothalamus, that are involved in the processing and regulating emotions, memory, and sexual arousal.
Hippocampus
It is important as an early storage place for long-term memory and it is involved in the transition of long-term memory to even more enduring permanent memory.
Amygdala
The amygdala is involved in processing emotions and fear learning.
Thalamus
The thalamus is heavily involved in relating information between the cortex and brainstem and within different cortical structures.
Hypothalamus
It controls many autonomic functions such as hunger thirst body temperature and sexual activity
Pituitary Gland
The pituitary gland considered the master gland is an endocrine gland about the size of a pea, it regulates several physiological processes including stress growth reproduction, and lactation hormone secreted from the pituitary gland help control growth blood pressure certain functions of the sex organs thyroid glands, and metabolism as well as some aspects of pregnancy childbirth nursing water and salt concentration in the kidneys temperature regulation and pain relief.
Corpus Callosum
It is the largest white matter structure in the brain consisting of hundreds of millions of nerve fibers that reach out into every major cortex in the brain also known as the colossal come ashore this unique region of the brain is much like a biological motherboard connecting many parts of the brain and integrating countless processes.
Midbrain
The midbrain transfers visual and auditory input to the brain and motor (movement) information from the brain.
Medulla Oblongata
The medulla oblongata plays a critical role in transmitting signals between the spinal cord and the higher parts of the brain and in controlling autonomic activities, such as heartbeat and respiration.
Blood-Brain Barrier/Perimeter
The purpose of the blood-brain barrier is to protect against circulating toxins or pathogens that could cause brain infections, while at the same time allowing vital nutrients to reach the brain.
Cerebrum (New Brain)
The largest part of the brain, the cerebrum initiates and coordinates movement and regulates temperature. Other areas of the cerebrum enable speech, judgment, thinking and reasoning, problem-solving, emotions, and learning. Other functions are related to vision, hearing, touch, and other senses.
Diencephalon (Old Brain)
The diencephalon is involved in many crucial bodily functions including coordinating with the endocrine system to release hormones, relaying sensory and motor signals to the cerebral cortex, and regulating circadian rhythms (the sleep-wake cycle).
