The brain Flashcards
What are the 4 main parts of the brain?
The frontal lobe, the parietal lobe, the temporal lobe and the occipital lobe
What are the areas of the brain?
Auditory area, Broca’s area, Wernicke’s area, somatosensory area, motor area and visual area.
What is the auditory area?
It is located in the temporal lobe and analyses speech based information.
What is the Broca’s area?
An area in the frontal lobe responsible for speech production
What is the Wernicke’s area?
An area of the temporal lobe responsible for language comprehension
What is the somatosensory area?
An area of the parietal lobe responsible for sensory information such as touch
What is the visual area?
A part of the occipital lobe that receives and processes visual information.
What is the motor area?
A region of the frontal lobe that regulates movement.
