The Brain

Question 1

Thalamus

Answer 1

Small structure deep in the brain
Relays sensory and motor signals, conciousness, sleep, alertness.
Processes and filters sensory signals.

Question 2

Hypothalamus

Answer 2

Located in its center responsible for homeostasis.
Hormone production, regulates appetite, mood, heart rate, sleep, thirst, and sex drive.

Question 3

Amygdala

Answer 3

Emotional proces, located in the medial frontal lobe, in front of the hippocampus.
Memory and emotion, lymbic system.

Question 4

Hippocampus

Answer 4

Located in the temporal lobe, memory, learning, and decision making.

Question 5

Cerebellum

Answer 5

Next to spinal cord, coordinates muscle movement, aides in learning, timing and even emotion and decision making.

Motor coordination
Motor learning
Processing sensory to coordinate
Thinking speaking remembering communicating.

Question 6

Reticular Formation

Answer 6

Wakefulness, sleep, attention. Discriminates background information., helps with auto functions.

Question 7

Pons

Answer 7

Manages pain singals and regulates alertness when you wake up.

Question 8

Pituitary Gland

Answer 8

Produce and releases hormones, that help carry out important bodily functions, growth, and metabolism
Located ath the base of the brain, behind bridge of nose, below hypothalamus.

Question 9

Medulla Oblongata

Answer 9

Controls involutary functions like breathing, heart rate, blood pressure, and reflex actions like coughing and swallowing.

Question 10

Spinal Cord

Answer 10

Transmits signals between the brain and the rest of the body, coordinates reflexes.
Runs down the vertebral column and connects to the brainstem at hte medulla.

Question 11

Corpus Callosum

Answer 11

A large amount of nerves that connect the left and right hemispheres of the brain, communicating both sides.
Located in center of the brain, above the thalamus, beneath the cortex.

Question 12

Brainstem

Answer 12

Basic life functions; breathing, heart rate, blood pressure.
Located at base of the brain, connects to spinal cord, medulla, pons, and midbrain.

Question 13

Frontal Lobe

Answer 13

Higher cognitive funcitons such as secision making, problem solving, reasoning, planning and voluntary motor activity. influences personality and emotions.
Front of brain behind forehead.

Question 14

Temporal Lobe

Answer 14

Auditory information, memory formation, language, and emotions

Question 15

Occipital Lobe

Answer 15

Processes visual information, perception, color recognition.
Back of the brain, behind the parietal and temporal lobes.

Question 16

Parietal Lobe

Answer 16

Sensory informatio that helps understand bodys position. controls motor function related to perception.
Upper middle part of the brain, behind frontal lobe, above occipital lobe.

Question 17

Wernicke’s Area

Answer 17

Language comprehension
Located in temporal lobe, around the middle upper part of it, limiting with the parietal lobe.

Question 18

Broca’s Area

Answer 18

Region involved inspeech function. Languages, hand movements.
Located in frontal left hemisphere of the brain.