Test 1 Brain Anatomy Flashcards
Prefrontal Cortex
Controls our thoughts, actions, and emotions. What makes us human.
Temporal Lobe
Auditory, short term memory, and smell, amygdala
Cerebral Cortex
Thin layer on top of cerebrum and it’s responsible for information processing. It has 3 regions- motor area (movement), sensory (senses), and association (thinking
Parietal lobe
Where pathway, interpret touch, and Wernicke’s area
Somatosensory area
Located behind motor projection area, holds all of senses
Lateral Fissure
Groove between frontal and temporal lobe
Sensory projection area
behind motor projection area
Motor Projection Area
Rear Frontal Lobe
auditory projection area
Temporal lobe
Vision projection area
occipital lobe
Assocation cortex
Remaining prefrontal cortex
Fusiform Face area
Recognize faces and what else
Cerebrum
Entire front of brain except for cerebellum
Occipital Lobe
Vision
Frontal Lobe
Personality, decisions, movement, Broca’s area, analyzing information