Unit 2 Communication (2.1) The Brain Flashcards
Occipital Lobe
Vision and Reading Braille
Parietal Lobe
Math Reasoning and Language Comprehension
Motor Cortex (Closest to frontal lobe)
Movement and Posture
Wernicke’s Area (Located in temporal lobe)
Language Comprehension
Temporal Lobe
Hearing and Memory
Sensory Cortex
Touch, Temperature, and Pain
Cerebellum
Muscle Coordination and Balance
Broca’s Area (Located in frontal lobe)
language production
Frontal Lobe
Problem Solving and Personality
Olfactory Cortex
Smell
Gustatory Cortex
Taste
BRAIN STEM - Midbrain
Visual and auditory processing, eye movement
BRAIN STEM - Pons
Regulates Sleep, Respitory Process, and Motor Control
BRAIN STEM - Medulla Oblogonta
Controls breathing and Heart Rate, Blood Pressure
Putuilary Gland
Produces or release hormones