Test 1 Flashcards
What does the primary motor cortex do
Voluntary movement
What does the somasensory cortex do
Cutaneous sensation/proprioception
what does the premotor cortex do
Generates the plan for movement
Coordinates complex movements
what does the posterior parietal cortex do
Proprioception (helps premotor cortex as body moves to target)
what are the functions of the thalamus
Relay station for sensory info (filters out useless stuff)
Relay station for motor info
Interprets sensory information (pain, heat, cold)
what are the functions of the basal nuclei
Inhibition of muscle tone
coordinates slow sustained movements (posture)
Remembers useful patterns of movement
what are the sections of the cerebellum
vestibulocerebellum
spinocerrebellum
cerebrocerebellum
what does the vestibulocerebellum do
balance/ control of eye movements
what does the spinocerebellum do
regulates muscle tone/ coordination of skilled movements
What does the cerebrocerebellum do
plans and initiates voluntary movement
What does wernicke’s area do
Comprehension of language/ forms patterns of speech (what to say)
What does broca’s area do
Articulation of speech (how to say it)
what does the parietal-temporal-occipital association cortex do
Integrates sensory information ( sight sound touch)
What does the frontal association cortex do
Personality/reasoning and planning
creatvity
decision making
what does the limbic association area do
Motivation, emotion, memory and learning
functions of the hypothalamus
regulates body temp regulates body water amounts regulates food intake rage and agression regulates endocrine system regulates uternine contractions/milk supply sleep/wake cycles
what makes up the brain stem
Medulla/ pons/midbrain
What does the brain stem do
medulla- cardiac conrol center
medulla - vasomotor control center (controls bp)
Medulla/pons - respiratory control center
medulla - digestive control center
What is the reticular activating system
reticular formation in the brain stem turns consciousness on and off
