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Flashcards by bryanna elmore, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by bryanna elmore
almost 7 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| What are the three major parts of the brain? | • The cerebrum • The cerebellum • The brainstem |
| What are the four lobes of the brain? | • The frontal lobe • The parietal lobe • The occipital lobe • The temporal lobe |
| What are the other four areas of said lobes? | • Broca area • Wernicke area • Motor strip • Sensory strip |
| What are some functions of the Frontal lobe? | • Personality, behavior & emotions • Problem solving • Speaking & writing • Intelligence & concentration |
| What are some functions of the parietal lobe? | • Interprets language and words • Senses such as pain and hearing • Signals things such as vision, memory, and sensory • Spatial and visual perception |
| What are some functions of the occipital lobe? | • Interprets things such as color, light, movement, etc. in vision |
| What are some functions of the temporal lobe? | • Understanding language (located in Wernicke's area) • Memory, hearing, organization, etc. |
| What are some functions of the cerebellum? | • Coordinates muscle movement • Maintains posture and balance |
| What are some functions of the brainstem? | • Breathing, sneezing, digestion, swallowing, body temperature, etc. |
| How many cranial nerves originate from the brainstem? | Ten out of twelve |
| What connects the cerebrum and cerebellum to the spinal cord? | The brainstem |
| What is the cortex? | The folds of the cerebrum |
| What are axons? | Long connecting fibers making up the white matter below the cortex |
| What is gray matter? | Nerve cells in the cortex color the cortex gray |
| Where are Broca's are and the motor strip found? | In the frontal lobe |
| Where is the Wernicke's area found? | Where the parietal and temporal lobes meet |
| Where is the sensory strip found? | In the parietal lobe |
| About how many of the nerve cells in the body located in the cortex? | Seventy percent (70%) |
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