Week 1: The brain Flashcards
1
Q
What are the 5 different brain lobes?
A
- frontal
- parietal
- occipital
- temporal
- cerebellum
2
Q
What are the two brain matters?
A
Gray matter and white matter
3
Q
What are the deeper structures of the brain?
A
Hypothalamus, pituitary gland, pineal gland, basal ganglia, limbic system
4
Q
What does the frontal lobe control?
A
- problem solving/planning/judgement
- personality/behaviour/emotions
- speech/speaking/writing
- body movement
- intelligence/concentration/self-awareness
5
Q
What does the parietal lobe control?
A
- Interprets words, touch, pain and temperature
- interprets signals from vision, hearing, motor, sensory and memory
- spatial and visual perception
6
Q
What does the occipital lobe control?
A
- interprets information from the eyes
- distance, depth, colour, light, and other vision aspects
7
Q
What does the temporal lobe control?
A
- understanding language
- memory
- hearing
- sequencing and organisation
8
Q
What does the cerebellum control?
A
- motor movement
- balance
- gait
- posture
- muscle tone
- voluntary muscle activity
9
Q
What does the hypothalamus control?
A
- autonomic nervous system
- hunger, thirst, sleep, sexual response, regulation of temperature, BP, emotions and secretion of hormones
10
Q
What does the pituitary gland control?
A
- endocrine system and responds to stress
11
Q
What does the pineal gland control?
A
- internal clock/ circadian rhythms
12
Q
What does the Thalamus control?
A
- pain, alertness, memory
13
Q
What does the basal ganglia control?
A
- coordinates fine motor control
14
Q
What does the limbic system control?
A
- emotions, learning and memory
15
Q
Where is short term memory stored?
A
Prefrontal cortex
