The Brain: An Intro

Question 1

Brainstem

Answer 1

Carries ascending sensory & descending motor tracts

Question 2

Vital functions of brainstem

Answer 2

breathing, consciousness, heart rate, sleep, etc.

Question 3

Cerebellum

Answer 3

Balance & coordination – gait, posture, motor learning fine skills,

Question 4

Thalamus

Answer 4

Sensory relay station

Question 5

Hypothalamus

Answer 5

Homeostasis (temperature, food intake, water content), endocrine control, body cycles

Question 6

Hippocampus and fornix

Answer 6

Present in the temporal lobe

Function: learning and memory; spatial navigation

Question 7

Lateral ventricles

Answer 7

Cerebrospinal fluid production and recycling

Question 8

Caudate nucleus

Answer 8

Planning and execution of movement

Memory, contrition and emotion

Question 9

Putamen

Answer 9

Regulation of movement c.f. Caudate

Cognition and reward

Question 10

Amygdala

Answer 10

Emotional learning and behaviour, especially fear (also anxiety and aggression)

Question 11

Sub-cortical white matter

Answer 11

Interconnects cortical and sub-cortical regions

Question 12

Cortical grey matter

Answer 12

Higher processes – memory, thinking, problem solving, reasoning, consciousness, emotion, etc

• Sensory processing

• Movement