The brain S&F Flashcards
1
Q
Medulla oblongata
A
controls vital signs (breathing, heart rate, blood pressure)
2
Q
Pons
A
Sleep cycles (responsible for paralysis during sleep), breathing, facial expressions
3
Q
Cerebellum
A
Balance and movement, speech, procedural memory (muscle memory)
4
Q
Reticular formation
A
Voluntary muscle movements, alertness, consciousness
5
Q
Thalamus
A
The switchboard of the brain (puts info into different places)
6
Q
Hypothalamus
A
endocrine/hormones (temperature, hunger, thirst, arousal)
7
Q
Amygdala
A
Emotions
8
Q
Hippocampus
A
Declarative and Episodic Memory
9
Q
Frontal Lobe
A
Planning, control, abstract thought, speech
10
Q
Temporal
A
Listening
11
Q
Parietal
A
Sensory info, spacial
12
Q
Occipital
A
Visual input
13
Q
Sensory Cortex
A
Sense of touch
14
Q
Motor cortex
A
planning, control, execution of voluntary movement
15
Q
Broca’s area
A
Speech production
