Quiz 11: Dienceph & Limbic

Question 1

The __________________ is responsible for emotional processing in the brain.

Answer 1

amygdala/Limbic system

Question 2

The ___________________________ connects the two Thalami in about 50% of people.

Answer 2

interthalamic adhesion

Question 3

The _______________ is a limbic structure in the tip (rostral pole) of the temporal lobe, and its primary function is ___________________________

Answer 3

amygdala

attach emotions to experiences and objects.

Question 4

What is the main function of the hippocampus?

Answer 4

Convert short term memory to long term memory

Question 5

List two specific disorders/conditions that are linked to limbic system damage.

Answer 5

Alzheimer’s Disease –> degeneration of limbic structures (hippocampus, septum, olfactory cortex)

Korsakoff’s psychosis –> (mammillary bodies)

Amnesia –> hippocampus

Question 6

List two components of the diencephalon.

Answer 6

Thalamus, hypothalamus, epithalamus, subthalamus

Question 7

What is the main function of the thalamus?

Answer 7

Your thalamus is your body’s information relay station. All information from your body’s senses (except smell) must be processed through your thalamus before being sent to your brain’s cerebral cortex for interpretation

Question 8

What is homeostasis?

Answer 8

The state of balance within all physical systems needed for a body to function properly and survive

Temperature, appetite, water balance, sleep and emotional regulation are all a part of homeostasis.

Question 9

What are two body functions that the Hypothalamus regulates?

Answer 9

Sweating, sleep

Question 10

Although it is a subcortical structure, recent studies have demonstrated language difficulties following damage to the ___

Answer 10

Thalamus