The Brain Flashcards
What would happen if your cerebellum was damaged?
The person could perform basic movements but would lose find coordination skills.
What is the brainstem?
It is the old part of the brain. Begins with the spinal cord swells as it enters the school. Includes the mid Doula, reticular formation, thalamus, and cerebellum.
What is the limbic system?
It is a ring of structures at the border of the brainstem. Helps regulate important functions such as memory, fear, aggression, hunger and thirst. The limbic system includes the hypothalamus, the hippo campus in the amygdala.
What is the cerebral cortex?
It is an intricate fabric of interconnected neurons that make up the bodies ultimate control and information processing center. It covers the lower-level structures.
What is the longitudinal fissure?
The crevice that divides the cerebral cortex to have’s that are called hemispheres.
What is the corpus callosum.?
A large band of neural tissue that connects to bring hemispheres and allows him to communicate with each other.
What is the motor cortex?
It is a strip of tissue on the rear edge of the frontal lobe’s that controls voluntary movement of your body parts.
What is the somato sensory cortex?
Area that registers and processes body sensations.
What is brain plasticity?
The brains ability to change especially during childhood. Information may be transferred to the other hemisphere.
Two hemispheres of the brain? What do they do?
They work together. They communicate constantly the the corpus callosum and try to accomplish most tasks that you must use your left and right brain to do.
What is the Broca’s area?
It is in the left side of the brain located in the frontal lobe and directs the muscle movement involved in expressive language or speech.
What is the Wernicke’s area?
Located in the left temporal lobe and is involved with receptive language or your ability to understand what someone else says.
What would happen if your Broca’s area was damaged?
The person would have difficulty with spoken language they conform ideas but can’t turn those ideas into a coherent words.
What would happen if your Wernicke’s area was damaged?
The person would be able to hear words but and able to comprehend the meaning of the sentence created with the words.
What does the right hemisphere of your brain do?
Houses most of your brains spatial abilities. So your ability to perceive or organize things such as judging distance understanding geometric objects repacking a car’s truck. The right hemisphere also provides the inside to help us make connections among words.
